Lobster Club Sandwiches With Tarragon Mayonnaise Food

CARI MARTENS

Steps:

• 1 To prepare lemon aioli: combine mayonnaise, shallots and lemon zest in small bowl and whisk to blend. Season to taste with fresh ground black pepper. Cover and chill. 2 Slice steamed lobster tails in half; slice claw meat. Drizzle with melted butter and freshly squeezed lemon. 3 Slice each ciabatta roll horizontally into 3 thin slices. Add 1 tablespoon butter to a large skillet and melt over medium heat; add 3 ciabatta slices and heat on both sides until golden and toasted. Repeat with remaining butter and ciabatta bread. 4 Arrange toasted ciabatta bread on a flat work surface. 5 To assemble each sandwich: spread lemon aioli generously over 3 slices of toasted ciabatta. Layer lettuce, tomato, and bacon on the bottom slice of ciabatta toast. Top with middle slice of ciabatta toast and layer with lettuce, tomato, and lobster. Close with top slice of ciabatta toast and insert picks. Using a serrated knife, slice sandwich in half. 6 Repeat with the remaining club sandwich. 7 Serve with fresh lemon wedges.

LOBSTER CLUB SANDWICH WITH SWEET LIME MAYONNAISE AND AVOCADO

Steps:

• Combine the mayonnaise, avocado, and sweet lime zest and juice in a bowl. Mix until smoothly blended. Season with pepper and salt to taste. Set aside. Place 4 slices of prosciutto on a paper towel-lined plate. Cover with another paper towel and cook in microwave for about 1½ minutes on high. The prosciutto should have the texture of crispy bacon. Toast slices of bread. Place a leaf of lettuce and four cucumber rounds on the first 4 pieces of toast. Add lobster meat, some fresh dill, and top with one or two dollops of mayonnaise. Place a half-slice of prosciutto on top. Top the four sandwiches with a second slice of toast. Repeat step 4. Finish with the 4 remaining slices of toast to complete the sandwiches. Cut sandwiches in halves or quarters and use toothpicks to hold them together. Serve with homemade coleslaw or slices of fresh tomato.

LOBSTER CLUB SANDWICH

Steps:

• Toast the walnut bread under a salamander until golden brown. Spread 1/2 ounce of mayonnaise on two slices of the bread.
• In a small sauté pan, heat up the butter. Add the lobster to the pan and remove from the heat to gently poach warm.
• Toss the arugula in a small bowl with the house dressing to slightly coat. Season the tomatoes with salt and pepper.
• Arrange the arugula evenly on the bread slices with the mayonnaise. On one of those slices, place the tomatoes and the bacon. Place the second slice of bread with arugula on top of the bacon, and arrange the warm lobster evenly on top. Top with the third slice of bread.
• Finish with two caperberries skewered onto each side of the sandwich. Carefully slice the sandwich in half with a serrated knife.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Add the sherry vinegar, and whisk; then whisk in the olive oil.

LOBSTER CLUB SANDWICH

Steps:

• Toss together the lobster meat, green onions and parsley in a medium mixing bowl. In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise and lemon juice. Add half of the lemon mayonnaise mixture to the lobster. Season with salt and pepper and fold together.
• Spread 1 side of each slice of bread with the remaining lemon mayonnaise mixture. Top 2 slices of bread with arugula, tomato and bacon. Spoon the lobster salad on top. Cover with a second slice of bread. Cut the sandwich in half, diagonally and secure with frilly toothpicks.

TARRAGON LOBSTER SALAD

Steps:

• Plunge 2 live lobsters headfirst into an 8-quart pot of boiling salted water. Loosely cover pot and cook lobsters over moderately high heat 9 minutes from time they enter water, then transfer with tongs to sink to cool.
• Return water to a boil and cook remaining 2 lobsters in same manner.
• While lobsters are cooking, combine shallot, lemon juice, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl and let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• When lobsters are cool, remove meat from claws, joints, and tails. Discard tomalley, any roe, and shells (or save for another use). Cut meat into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Whisk mayonnaise, tarragon, and 1/4teaspoon black pepper into shallot mixture. Add lobster meat and toss gently to coat.

LOBSTER CLUB SANDWICH

Steps:

• Slice lobster meat from tail and claws into crosswise pieces, about 3/4 inch thick. Spread the mayonnaise on the brioche slices, and place them in a row on your work surface. Arrange half the tomato slices, greens, bacon, and lobster between two slices of brioche.
• To assemble, stack the second layer on top of the first with ingredients facing up. Place the last piece of brioche, mayonnaise side down, on top of the second layer. Pierce opposite corners of the sandwich's top layer with lobster picks or decorative toothpicks. Slice the sandwich on the diagonal with a serrated knife.

LOBSTER SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Gather ingredients. Place lobster in boiling salted water, remove when lobster is bright red and plunge into ice water. Remove from ice water and extract tail and claw meat, coarse chop into large chunks. Add remaining ingredients stir gently. Spoon onto lettuce leaves, serve.
• 2. You can make a potato salad. Increase lobster by 1 cup, 2 cups of boiled red potatoes, a quater cup of dijon mustard, and one half cup of chopped shallots. Enjoy

LOBSTER AVOCADO CLUB SANDWICH WITH LEMON MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• LEMON MAYONNAISE:.
• Combine all ingredients and mix well.
• Cover and refrigerate for an hour.
• FOR LOBSTER SALAD:.
• Combine cooked Maine lobster meat, cooked lobster roe, green onions, celery, cucumber, bell pepper and parsley in a bowl.
• Add lemon mayonnaise.
• Mix well and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• TO ASSEMBLE:.
• Generously spread 1 side of each slice of bread with lemon mayonnaise.
• For each sandwich, top 1 slice of bread with some of the lettuce, 2 slices tomato and 3 slices bacon.
• Place another slice of bread on top.
• Place about 2 oz. avocado slices and about 2/3 cup lobster salad on top.
• Place another slice of bread on top and secure with wooden toothpicks.
• Cut sandwich in half diagonally.
• Present sandwich so filling is exposed.

BOBBY FLAY'S LOBSTER CLUB WITH CRISPY SERRANO HAM AND WATERCRESS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large sauté pan over high heat until it begins to shimmer. Carefully add 4 slices of the ham and cook until crispy on both sides, about 40 seconds per side. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with the remaining ham.
• Bring the vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan, add the saffron, remove from the heat, and let steep for 10 minutes. Strain, and let cool.
• Whisk the mayonnaise, honey, vinegar, and garlic together in a large bowl, and season with salt and pepper. Add the celery, onion, and lobster meat, and gently fold to combine. Add the tarragon, and season with salt and pepper.
• Top 4 slices of the bread with the lobster salad, crispy Serrano ham, and watercress. Top the sandwiches with the remaining slices of bread.