Preparation

• Bloom the gelatin in water. (To bloom the gelatin, sprinkle the powdered gelatin into the water and let it sit for 3 to 5 minutes. When the mixture is heated, the gelatin should dissolve evenly.) Squeeze out excess water.

• Put lime juice in a small bowl. Add the Vitamin C crystals. Stir to dissolve.

• Run apples and mint leaves through a juicer into bowl of lime and Vitamin C crystals.

• Skim foam from juice.

• Place gelatin in a small bowl over a pot of simmering water.

• Moisten the gelatin with a few tablespoons of the apple juice.

• Gently heat gelatin until completely dissolved.

• Pour through a fine strainer into remaining juice.

• Refrigerate until set, about 3 hours (this will be a loose gel).

• Stir Champagne into apple gelée.

• Open the oysters; pour off excess liquid. Make sure oysters are clear of bits of shell.

• Spoon a small amount of gelée over each oyster in its shell. It should spread and envelop the oyster in translucent green.

• Serve immediately.