Ingredients
- ½ lb (225g) cooked lobster meat or 2½ lbs (1.1kg) live lobster
- ½ tablespoon fresh tarragon
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ½ peeled, seeded, finely chopped cucumber
- 2 thinly sliced green onions
- 2 big, soft burger buns, brioche buns or 4 thick toasted sourdough slices
- 2 tablespoons softened butter
- 4 big lettuce leaves
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Lemon slices, for garnish
Method
- Boil or steam the lobsters, if you are using live ones, then let them cool at room temperature.
- Crack them open with a cleaver and remove the meat from the tails, knuckles and claws.
- Remove the intestines from the tails and the cartilage from the claws.
- Cut the lobster meat into ½-inch (1¼ cm) chunks.
- Put the cucumber in a colander and leave for 5 minutes so the excess water can drain away.
- Toss the lobster chunks with the cucumber, tarragon and mayonnaise.
- Add the green onions and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Cover with plastic wrap and chill for about 45 minutes.
- Preheat a big skillet over a low to medium heat.
- Split the buns and butter both cut sides. Cook for 2 minutes in the dry skillet or until golden brown.
- Turn them over and toast the other side. You can use a broiler instead of a skillet if you prefer.
- Fill the buns with the chilled salad, adding a couple of lettuce leaves before you add the salad on top.
- Serve garnished with lemon slices.
Notes
- This is a very simple idea for a sandwich recipe if you think about it – seafood plus mayonnaise. But the end result of this amazing combination will reassure you that lobster doesn't need a lot of additions. Not all seafood salad recipes are tricky to put together.
- The pure taste of fresh lobster is usually enough on its own but adding some creamy mayonnaise, a little tarragon, and some salt and pepper makes a truly magnificent lobster salad recipe.
- Whether you choose to serve this lobster salad on toasted buns or bread or heap it on to a pile of crisp lettuce leaves is up to you. But if you are a fan of lobster salad you're sure to enjoy this flavorful alternative just as much as crab salads.
