Lobster Or Shrimp Salad With Corn And Tomatoes Food

CORN, TOMATO, AND LOBSTER SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl with ice and cold water, and set it aside.
• In a 4- to 6-quart Dutch oven, or other heavy-bottomed pot with a tight-fitting lid, combine the chopped tomatoes, wine, water, onions, peppercorns, and tarragon sprigs. Bring to a boil over high heat, uncovered; then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes.
• Raise the heat to high, add the lobster to the pot, and cover the pot immediately with a heavy, tightfitting lid. Steam the lobster for 13 minutes, until it is bright red and the long feelers are easily removed from their sockets. Immediately plunge the lobster into the bowl of ice water, and let it cool for 5 minutes.
• Remove the lobster from the ice water and set it on a rimmed baking sheet. Using kitchen shears, remove the lobster meat from the tail and claws. Use a knife to chop the lobster meat into bite- size pieces. You should have about 1 cup; set it aside.
• In a medium non-reactive mixing bowl, combine the shallot, vinegar, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Whisk in the 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the cayenne. Add the corn kernels and mix together. Set aside for 10 minutes.
• Cut the tiniest heirloom tomatoes in half, and quarter the larger ones. Add the tomatoes to the corn mixture. Add the lobster, tarragon, and parsley, and mix gently to combine.
• In a medium bowl, gently mix the Bibb lettuce leaves with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, and season them lightly with salt and black pepper. Stack 2 lettuce leaves on each of four plates. Divide the lobster salad evenly among the lettuce cups, and serve immediately.

LOBSTER OR SHRIMP SALAD WITH CORN AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Put 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; a minute later, add shallot or onion and garlic; cook for a minute, stirring occasionally, until soft. Add thyme and corn and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes, until corn begins to brown and tastes cooked; season with salt and pepper.
• Toss tomatoes with 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and salt and pepper; taste and adjust seasoning, adding more lemon juice, olive oil, salt or pepper as needed.
• Make a bed of corn on each of 4 plates, then top with a portion of tomatoes and their juices, and lobster or shrimp. Sprinkle with a bit more lemon juice and olive oil, the lemon zest and the parsley or chives, and serve.

POACHED LOBSTER OVER CORN AND CHERRY TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• For the lobster: Fill an 8-quart stockpot halfway with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the wine, lemon juice, coriander, thyme, garlic and enough salt to taste like the ocean. Boil for 10 minutes.
• Add the lobster, cover the pot and cook for 8 minutes. Remove and let cool. Crack the lobster and remove the meat from the claws, knuckles and tail; cut the tail meat in half vertically. Toss the lobster meat with a splash of red wine vinegar and olive oil. Set aside.
• For the salad: Drizzle some olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat, swirling to coat the pan; heat until shimmering. Add the garlic and a pinch of salt and red pepper flakes and cook until the garlic is golden brown; remove the garlic. Add the tomatoes, corn kernels and zucchini, toss to combine, and season with salt. Cook until the tomatoes start to burst, just a few minutes. Toss with three-quarters of the basil chiffonade.
• Place the arugula in a bowl, season with a pinch of salt, and lightly dress with a splash of red wine vinegar and olive oil. Transfer the arugula to a plate, top with the corn and cherry tomato mixture and then with the lobster meat. Garnish with the remaining basil chiffonade.

FRESH CORN SALAD WITH SPICY SHRIMP AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• -Place the corn kernels in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside to cool.
• In a bowl, mix the cajun seasoning and the shrimp. Over medium heat, put the olive oil in a large skillet. When it's hot, add the shrimp, garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook the shrimp 2 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan to cool.
• To make the dressing, just combine the lime juice, vinegar, olive oil and chile powder with a small whisk.
• Place all salad ingredients in a large bowl and pour the dressing over. Toss gently and taste to see if it needs anything (salt, pepper, lime -- ).
• You can serve it at room temperature, or chilled. Or even slighly warm, I would imagine. It's just delicious, as well as easy and quick!

LOBSTER, CORN, AND POTATO SALAD WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Prepare lobster, potatoes, and corn:
• Plunge 2 live lobsters headfirst into an 8-quart pot of boiling salted water. Cover 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. Leave water boiling in pot.
• Simmer potatoes in lobster cooking water until just tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a colander, reserving boiling water in pot.
• Boil corn in same water until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes, then drain.
• When lobsters are cool, remove meat from claws, joints, and tails, reserving shells for another use.
• Cut meat into 1-inch pieces. Cut potatoes into 3/4-inch pieces, and cut corn from cobs.
• Make vinaigrette:
• Whisk together lemon juice, tarragon, mustard, and salt until combined, then add oil in a thin stream, whisking.
• Assemble salad:
• Just before serving, toss together lobster meat, potatoes, corn, vinaigrette, tomatoes, frisée, and scallion in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper.

LOBSTER, SHRIMP SALAD WITH GREENS IN ORANGE CUPS

Steps:

• Oranges -- Cut in half and use a juicer to get 1/4 cup juice for the vinaigrette. Then use a spoon to scoop out the rest of the pulp and orange to serve your salad inches.
• Vinaigrette -- Make this ahead and just set in the refrigerator. Mix the fresh squeezed orange juice, oil, vinegar, dijon mustard, salt and pepper to taste and use a whisk to mix well. Done.
• Lobster and Shrimp -- If your seafood monger (fish market), or local grocery store will steam your shrimp and lobster for you, take advantage of it. I do all the time. If you buy your seafood frozen, thaw and then just steam. I prefer to steam rather than boil, but either method will work. Just use a colander over a medium pot of a a light boiling water. Add the shrimp and the lobster, cover and check in 2-3 minutes. The shrimp don't take long, just until they begin to curl and turn pink. Remove the shrimp to a plate to cool, and continue to cook the lobster until the shell is bright red and the meat is opaque, only another couple of minutes is all.
• Once cool, peel the shrimp and chop. For the lobster, remove from the shell and chop as well.
• Salad -- Mix the lobster, shrimp, melon, papaya, red onion, mint, and a couple of spoons of the vinaigrette. NOT too much, just enough to dress the salad.
• Greens -- In a medium bowl, add your greens, mandarin oranges, and olives and toss with a few spoons of the vinaigrette.
• Plating -- Add the salad to each plate, then top with the orange half in the middle of the greens, then fill each orange, over stuffed with the salad. Don't worry, I usually have the salad that spills over on the greens. Top with the chopped nuts and a sprig of mint.
• Depending on the size of your oranges, and how big your salad, this recipe can easily serve up to 6-8 people. Just half and scoop out 2 more oranges.

CREAMY LOBSTER AND SHRIMP BISQUE

Steps:

• In a medium sized pot add the water, chicken base, lobster base, 1 C white wine and tomato paste. Mix well and heat on medium while assembling seasonings.
• Add seasonings: onion, garlic, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and bay leaf. Boil until onions and garlic are tender - about 7 minutes.
• Mix slurry well and whisk into soup, stirring frequently to avoid lumps.
• (It should be very thick at this point but don't worry because later you will thin it with half and half, if it isn't thin enough add more slurry and keep stirring!).
• Cook on medium for about 5 more minutes.
• Remove bay leaf, turn heat down to low or simmer and add 1/2 C wine and 3 C half and half (if subbing milk do not let come to a boil) and shrimp and heat through.
• Garnish with parsley and serve with salad and bread for a meal or enjoy as a starter.
• **The bases used in this recipe are very salty, please do not salt until tasting this and if it is too salty add more water or half and half to balance.