Lobster Avocado Cocktails Food

GRILLED LOBSTER AND AVOCADO COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium. Place lobsters on the grill, cut side down, and cook until slightly charred and just cooked through. Remove meat and coarsely chop.
• Whisk together lime juice, honey, horseradish, Worcestershire, hot sauce, tarragon, and olive oil in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add the grilled lobster meat, avocado, and watercress. Serve in martini glasses and garnish with a lime wedge.

LOBSTER AVOCADO COCKTAIL

Steps:

• 1. Whisk the first 6 ingredients together with the salt and pepper to taste in a bowl.
• 2. Gently fold in the lobster, avocado and watercress. Serve layered in shot glasses, if desired.

GRILLED LOBSTER AND AVOCADO COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a medium bowl whisk together the lime juice, honey, horseradish, Worcestershire, hot sauce and tarragon and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Gently stir in the avocado, onion, cilantro and lobster. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes. Serve in martini glasses.

LOBSTER SALAD COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper, celery, shallot, tarragon and chives in a bowl.
• Add lobster meat to mayonnaise sauce and combine.
• Rub the rim of 4 martini glasses with a lemon. Dip the rim in some dry rub. Divide the lobster salad between the 4 glasses. Garnish with dry rub and lemon slices.

LOBSTER-AVOCADO COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Whisk the lime juice, honey, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, tarragon, and salt and pepper to taste in a bowl.
• Gently fold in the lobster, avocado and watercress. Serve in shot glasses, if desired.

LOBSTER COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Have a large ice water bath standing by.
• In a shallow saucepan, add the white wine, butter and 2 cups water, along with a pinch of salt. Turn the heat on to medium-high. Once the liquid comes to a low simmer, add the lobsters and cook for about 8 minutes. Carefully remove the lobsters from the water and immediately plunge into the ice water bath; let sit until cool to the touch. Remove the lobster meat from the claws and tails and roughly chop. Keep chilled until ready to use.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the mayonnaise, sugar, celery, lemon juice, tarragon, salt and pepper, and stir to thoroughly combine. Add the chopped lobster meat and stir to combine.
• Place the brioche pieces on a sheet tray and put in the oven to toast, tossing every minute or so to toast evenly, about 5 minutes total.
• Evenly divide the bread pieces in the bottom of stemless cocktail glasses. Top with the lobster salad, tarragon and micro cilantro.

LOBSTER TOASTS WITH AVOCADO AND ESPELETTE PEPPER

Steps:

• If using live lobster, bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil and prepare a large bowl of ice water. Add lobster to boiling water, cover, and cook for 9 minutes, until shell is bright red all over. Drain and transfer lobster to ice water to cool. Remove meat from claws, knuckles, and tail; pat lobster meat dry with paper towels and cut into 1/4" pieces.
• Combine mayonnaise, crème fraîche, 1 tsp. lemon juice, lemon zest, 1 tsp. tarragon, and chives in a medium bowl. Fold in lobster meat and season with salt.
• Mash avocado in a small bowl with remaining 1 tsp. lemon juice and season with salt.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F. Cut brioche into twenty-four 1 1/2" squares. Toast on rimmed baking sheet until lightly browned and dry, about 12 minutes.
• Spread avocado on toasts and top with lobster salad. Sprinkle with espelette pepper and tarragon and serve.
• Lobster salad can be made up to 2 days in advance; refrigerate in an airtight container. Toasts can be made up to 2 days in advance; store in airtight container at room temperature.

LOBSTER SALAD COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper, celery, shallot, tarragon and chives in a bowl.
• Add lobster meat to mayonnaise sauce and combine.
• Rub the rim of 4 martini glasses with a lemon. Dip the rim in some dry rub. Divide the lobster salad between the 4 glasses. Garnish with lemon slices.

GRILLED LOBSTER AND AVOCADO COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a medium bowl whisk together the lime juice, honey, horseradish, Worcestershire, hot sauce and tarragon and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Gently stir in the avocado, onion, cilantro and lobster.
• Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes. Serve in martini glasses.

CHILLED MAINE LOBSTER AND AVOCADO COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a big stockpot, bring salted water and the vinegar to a boil over high heat.
• Add in the lobsters and cover the pot.
• Return to a boil and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until the shells are bright red.
• Lift the lobsters from the pot with tongs and set them aside to drain and cool.
• When cool enough to handle, crack the shells and remove the meat; discard the shells.
• Transfer meat to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate.
• In a small saucepan, cook the potatoes in boiling salted water over med-high heat for about 15 minutes, or until tender when pierced; drain and, when cool enough to handle, cut the potatoes into ½ inch dice; put them in a bowl and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, cook the celery in boiling salted water for about 2 minutes, until bright green.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove and rinse them under cold water to set the color; set aside.
• Let the water return to a boil; add in the beet, decrease the heat, and simmer about 35 minutes, or until tender when pierced; drain and when cool enough to handle, peel and cut into ½ inch dice; set it aside.
• Cut the avocados in half lengthwise and remove the pits; peel and cut avocados into quarters.
• Using a sharp, thin knife, cut each quarter lengthwise into 1/8 inch slices, keeping the slices attached at one end.
• Fan the slices gently and set them aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine the lobster meat, potatoes, celery, and romaine.
• Add the mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the salad is nicely dressed.
• Season to taste with salt, white pepper, cayenne, and lemon juice.
• Fold in tarragon and chives.
• Divide the salad among 4 martini glasses or salad plates and garnish each with 2 avocado fans and a portion of the diced beets.