Oysters Broiled in Roquefort Butter

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Ingredients • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened (no substitutes) • 4 ounces Roquefort or other blue cheese, crumbled • 1/4 teaspoon pepper • 24 oysters on the half shell* Directions 1. Stir together butter, blue cheese, and pepper until nearly smooth. Cover and refrigerate up to 3 days until serving time. 2. Place oyster shells, about half at a time, on rack in broiler pan. Top each oyster with a rounded teaspoon of the blue cheese mixture; broil 4 to 5 inches from the heat 3 to 5 minutes or until golden and edges of oysters curl. Serve immediately. If desired, line the serving platter with a bed of clean pearlized glass balls (available at garden supply and crafts stores). Make 12 appetizer servings. *Note: For oysters in shells, open each shell. Remove oysters from shells with a knife and drain. Wash shells and place an oyster in the deep half of each shell.
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