Oysters With Horseradish Cream - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon grated plain horseradish, drained if bottled (to taste)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice (to taste)
salt
fresh ground black pepper
2 dozen oysters, in the shell scrubbed

Preparation

Beat the cream to soft peaks in a chilled bowl; then fold in the horseradish, chives, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
Taste for seasoning, adding horseradish and lemon juice as necessary; the mixture should be highly seasoned.
If you have a fish or vegetable grate, preheat it on the grill grate (medium-high) for 5 minutes, then arrange the oysters on it, rounded side down-otherwise, arrange the oysters directly on the grill grate; grill 6-10 minutes, until the shells open.
Transfer the oysters to serving plates or a platter, discarding any top shells or oysters that did not open.
Place a spoonful of horseradish cream on each oyster and serve immediately.