Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shredded artisan cheese such as Emmentaler (2 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
• 24 oysters on the half shell
• few dots of unsalted butter
• optional parsley

Directions

1. Preheat the broiler and position the rack about 6 inches from the heat.
2. In a small bowl, combine the cheese and bread crumbs
3. Arrange the oysters in a broiler pan.
4. Spoon the cheese and bread crumb mixture over each oyster and dot with butter.
5. Slide the pan under the hot broiler and stand guard in front of the oven to remove oysters from the oven when the tops are lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately.