Wasabi is now being grown in Tasmania, so fresh wasabi root is becoming more widely available, if you can find some, use finely grated wasabi root instead of wasabi paste.
SERVES
6
PREP TIME
10 mins
COOK TIME
No Cooking Required
ALTERNATIVE SPECIES
ALTERNATIVE SPECIES:
INGREDIENTS
½ cup mirin (see notes) ¼ cup rice vinegar 3 teaspoons wasabi paste 1 Lebanese cucumber, seeded and finely diced 36 freshly shucked oysters 1½ tablespoons pickled ginger
METHOD
Combine mirin, vinegar and wasabi and toss through cucumber.
Lift oysters out of their shells, divide cucumber salad between shells and place oysters on top.
Garnish with a little pickled ginger and serve.
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