Discard the garlic, and keep mixture warm. Spread a layer of salt over a baking sheet. Set all the oysters into salt, rounded side down so tops are level. Roast in the oven until the top shell ...
Garnish each oyster with a piece of bacon and sprinkle with the minced chives. Serve at once. Recipe from Wine Bites by Barbara Scott-Goodman/Chronicle Books, 2011.