The heat of summer makes grilled oysters a wonderful choice.

Ingredients:

• 18 freshly shucked Taylor Shellfish raw oysters, on the half shell
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons shallots, chopped
• 2 tablespoons cognac
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon
• Cracked black pepper, to taste
• 1 cup Gruyere cheese, finely grated
• 3 cups coarse salt, for the bottom of the pan

Directions:

• Spread coarse salt on a rimmed baking sheet, nestle the oysters into the salt
• In a bowl, combine butter, shallots, cognac, tarragon and pepper
• Spoon sauce over oysters
• Sprinkle each oyster with Gruyere cheese
• Grill oysters until cheese is bubbly and light golden

Recipe From: Sally Trude, Photography Anastasia Kariofyllidis