season May
difficulty Easy
persons 2 prs.
time 45 min.

Sea aster, cucumber, and oysters

Ingredients
  • 100 g clean sea aster (or beach plantain)
  • 150 g cucumber
  • 8 leaves romaine lettuce
  • 6 oysters
  • 5 dl heavy cream
  • Lemon juice
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Dill tops
What parts of the plant to use
  • Green leaves
Equipment
  • Oyster knife
Directions
  1. Peel the cucumber and slice in half vertically. Remove the seeds with a spoon.
  2. Open six oysters and strain the juice into a bowl.
  3. Shave the cucumber with a peeler into thin ribbons. Mix with romaine lettuce and sea aster in a bowl.
  4. Whisk oyster juice with cream, lemon juice, sea salt, and pepper.
  5. Pour the sauce over the cucumber. Toss.
  6. Arrange on a plate. Place the oysters on top of the salad, and garnish with dill.
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  • Thorsten Schmidt

    Restaurant Barr

    Thorsten Schmidt is a Danish chef known for his sense of culinary adventure and love for experimentation. Raised in Jutland and trained in both Germany and France, Schmidt believes food to be a potential vehicle of cultural identity, pride and nostalgia. His former restaurant, Malling & Schmidt, served some of the most influential and inventive Danish food in the country. Schmidt is now a co-founder and partner of restaurant Barr. A collaboration between Schmidt and René Redzepi in the former noma restaurant space, Barr offers a convivial setting in which to enjoy high-quality comfort food and drink traditions of the North Sea.

    Thorsten Schmidt

    Restaurant Barr

    Thorsten Schmidt is a Danish chef known for his sense of culinary adventure and love for experimentation. Raised in Jutland and trained in both Germany and France, Schmidt believes food to be a potential vehicle of cultural identity, pride and nostalgia. His former restaurant, Malling & Schmidt, served some of the most influential and inventive Danish food in the country. Schmidt is now a co-founder and partner of restaurant Barr. A collaboration between Schmidt and René Redzepi in the former noma restaurant space, Barr offers a convivial setting in which to enjoy high-quality comfort food and drink traditions of the North Sea.

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