Lobster And Pineapple Salad With Basil And Mint Recipes

LOBSTER AND PINEAPPLE SALAD WITH BASIL AND MINT

Steps:

• Plunge lobsters headfirst into an 8-quart pot of boiling salted water . Loosely cover pot and cook lobsters over moderately high heat 9 minutes from the time they enter water, then transfer with tongs to sink to cool.
• Remove meat from claws, joints, and tails. Discard (or save for another use) tomalley, any roe, and shells. Cut meat into 1/2-inch pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• While lobsters are cooling, cut pulp in 1 or 2 large pieces out of each pineapple half with grapefruit knife, then discard core and cut pulp into 1/2-inch pieces. Scrape juice and any remaining pulp from pineapple shells with a spoon (to form 1/4-inch-thick shells) into a fine sieve set over a bowl and drain until you have 2 to 3 tablespoons juice, about 2 minutes. Discard solids.
• Cook oil and garlic in a small saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring, until garlic is golden, 2 to 3 minutes, then discard garlic. Add garlic oil to pineapple juice along with lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar, whisking until sugar is dissolved. Add shallot, bell pepper, pineapple pieces, chile, and herbs. Toss lobster with pineapple mixture and serve mounded in pineapple shells.

MINTY PINEAPPLE FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Place fruit in a large bowl. In another bowl, mix remaining ingredients; stir gently into fruit. Refrigerate, covered, until serving.

LOBSTER SALAD WITH FRESH MINT AND LIME

Steps:

• Puree all ingredients in processor. Cover and refrigerate. DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead. Keep chilled.
• Crack lobster tails and claws and remove meat. Cut tail meat into 1/2-inch-thick medallions; leave claw meat whole.
• Whisk oil and vinegar in small bowl. Season vinaigrette with salt and pepper. Toss greens with vinaigrette in large bowl. Divide salad among 4 plates.
• Toss lobster with 1/2 cup mint-lime mixture; divide among plates. Garnish with mint, cilantro, and basil leaves. Serve, passing remaining mint-lime mixture separately.

HOT LOBSTER AND PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Sauté bell pepper in butter for 3 minutes.
• Stir in flour to coat bell peppers.
• Gradually stir in broth and curry powder.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens - about 5 minutes.
• Stir in pineapple chunks, water chestnuts, cashew nuts and lobster pieces.
• Heat thoroughly before removing to serving platter lined with lettuce.

LOBSTER SALAD WITH MANGOES AND BASIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
• Cook the lobsters and carefully remove all the meat from the tail and claws. Cut the large pieces of meat into bite-size pieces. Set aside.
• Cut the carrot into the thinnest possible lengthwise slices. Drop the slices into boiling water and cook one minute. Drain well. Put the slices in a small, heavy skillet.
• Cut the mango into thin slices. Cut the slices into thin strips. There should be about one-third cup. Set aside.
• Put the leaf lettuce, chicory and field lettuce in a large heavy ceramic bowl. Add all but three tablespoons of the sauce salade. Toss. Put the bowl in the oven and leave the door open. Let stand one and one-half minutes.
• Meanwhile, blend the lobster meat in a heavy saucepan with two tablespoons of sauce salade. Put this in the oven and let stand two minutes with the oven door open.
• Add the remaining one tablespoon of sauce salade to the carrot slices. Heat briefly until warm.
• Arrange equal portions of the tossed salad leaves on each of four warm serving plates. Arrange the pieces of lobster symmetrically around the salad greens. Garnish the top of each serving with slices of carrot and mango strips. Scatter the duck pieces over all. Dot the top of each serving with one-quarter teaspoon of chopped orange peel and one-quarter teaspoon chopped fresh basil.

PINEAPPLE MINT SALAD

Steps:

• Line the bottom and sides of an 8x4-in. loaf pan with foil, coat the foil with cooking spray. Set aside. Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. Sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup of the pineapple juice; set aside., In a saucepan, combine the jelly and remaining pineapple juice. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in gelatin mixture until dissolved. Stir in pineapple and food coloring if desired. Refrigerate until syrupy., In a small bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into gelatin mixture. Pour into prepared pan. Freeze until firm., Remove from the freezer 10-15 minutes before serving. Using foil, remove loaf from pan. Carefully peal off foil and discard. Using a serrated knife, cut salad into slices.

CHILLED LOBSTER SALAD WITH BASIL-LIME SALSA

Steps:

• In food processor bowl, add 1/2 cup tomato and next 4 ingredients.
• Process until smooth.
• Pour mixture into a medium bowl; stir in 1 1/2 cups tomato and next 5 ingredients; set aside.
• Cut whole kernels from ears or corn to measure 2 cups.
• Combine corn, lettuce and watercress in a large bowl; toss well.
• Add tomato mixture, and toss gently to coat.
• Divide evenly among 4 serving plates; top each with lobster.