This Cucumber Lime Jalapeño Granita for oysters is summer perfection! Tang from lime, freshness from cucumber and a hint of spice of jalapeño blitzed, frozen, scraped into icy shavings then piled onto oysters. I can eat a lot of this. A LOT.
Granita for oysters – so good!
I feel like people think that “granita” is a fancy dish that’s difficult to make. But it’s actually not. It is literally flavoured liquid that’s frozen then scraped into shavings using a fork.
You see it used for dessert, palette cleanses, garnishes and sides for savoury courses.
In this recipe, I’m using it as a topping to serve oysters. Not a mind-blowing original idea I’ve come up with, this is something you’d see here and there on the menu of trendy bistros throughout summer.
It’s easy to make – literally just a 10 second stick blender blitz, freeze, scrape, then pile onto oysters. And the nice thing is that you can make it well ahead then just pull it out when you need it!
Ingredients for Cucumber Lime Jalapeno Granita for oysters
Here’s what you need to make this:
Cucumber – We need half a cup of the flesh only. So, peel the skin off, scrape the watery seeds out then chop the flesh. Why remove the skin? Because it leaves tough little dark green spots throughout the granita. And the watery centre dilutes the cucumber flavour, not to mention the pesky seeds.
Jalapeno – Adds a subtle hint of background spice into the granita. It’s not a spicy granita. Freezing actually dulls the spiciness of jalapeno.
Lime – The zest for lime flavour and juice for fresh limey tang.
Sugar – To balance the flavours. I tried without, and I thought it was too sharp.
How to make Lime Cucumber Jalapeño Granita for oysters
Just blitz the granita ingredients until smooth – it only takes about 10 seconds.
Freeze for 6 hours until fully frozen, scrape with a fork to create shavings.
Then spoon onto oysters. Be generous, pile it high! It’s so good!
No video today, because I’m in the throes of last minute Christmas madness and this is a simple recipe so I figure you’ll survive! 🙂 Also, I shared 2 more oyster recipes today – see them here.
This one’s made for a summer Christmas, dedicated to fellow Aussies. I hope you love it! – Nagi x
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Cucumber lime jalapeno granita for oysters
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cucumber , peeled, watery seeds removed, diced into ~1cm/1/2″ cubes
- 1 tsp lime zest
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp finely chopped jalapeño , deseeded (Note 1)
Serving:
- 12 – 24 oysters (Note 2)
- Jalapeño slices , for decoration (optional)
Instructions
- Granita – Place ingredients in a jug just large enough to fit a stick blender. Blitz until smooth – it should be like a smoothie. Pour in a small container so the depth is no deeper than 3cm / 2.2". Freeze for 6 hours+.
- Scrape – Use a fork to scrape into shavings (it's not hard). Use immediately or return to freezer until required.
- Serving – Place oysters on a serving platter. (Note 3)
Recipe Notes:
Life of Dozer
Dozer’s doing pretty well this Christmas season! Some homemade treats he received today from Mrs C’s (my chilli crisp source 😊), made by Mrs C herself! Pretty cool!
Damn! I saw this too late to make for my NYE seafood platter but I’m sure oysters will again be on the menu soon.
I made this to serve with crayfish. It worked really well. Lovely, fresh taste.
Holy mother of wow!!
I had 4 sauces for my Christmas oysters this year and this was the clear favourite for anyone who came to lunch!!
So simple, refreshing and delicious!!
This is 100% a keeper!!
You cloud play a little with it, add a little Corriander or booze it up with a couple of tbsp of tequila!!
But stil amazing as it is and will be on any oyster hoax I make from now on
Super easy, and very delicious. Lifted our Tassie oysters to something special.
This looks delicious! I’m in the northern hemisphere so not in the right season really but definitely bookmarking to try it later next year!