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Lobster Roll

🍽 Serves 4⏱ Prep 20 min🔥 Cook 15 min🌍 American

Chunks of sweet lobster lightly dressed with lemon mayo in buttery toasted split-top buns.

📍 New England · Maine · United States of America

The story of the dish

The lobster roll is a New England summer classic; it is said to have first been served at a Connecticut restaurant in the 1920s and is now the signature of Maine's seaside shacks.

The name: The name simply describes its two main components: lobster meat served inside a bread roll.

Ingredients

IngredientEUg · mlUScups · spoons
cooked lobster meat in chunks≈ 450 g≈ 1 lb
butter for the buns≈ 40 g≈ 3 tbsp
mayonnaise≈ 60 g≈ ¼ cup
lemon juice≈ 15 ml≈ 1 tbsp
celery finely diced, optional≈ 40 g≈ 1 stalk
chives chopped≈ 5 g≈ 1 tbsp
salt≈ 1 g≈ ¼ tsp
black pepper≈ 1 g≈ ¼ tsp
split-top hot dog buns≈ 240 g≈ 4 buns

≈ amount suggested from similar recipes

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Also used: frying pan · spatula

Method

  1. Mix the mayonnaise, lemon juice, celery, chives, salt and pepper.
  2. Fold in the lobster gently, keeping the chunks large.
  3. Butter the outsides of the buns and toast them in a pan until golden.
  4. Fill the warm buns with the lobster.
  5. Serve straight away, with extra lemon.
👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips
  • Dress the lobster lightly: the meat is the star, not the mayo.
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Nutrition per portion estimate · 1 of 4

440kcal
28 gprotein
32 gcarbs
22 gfat

Allergens

CrustaceansEggsMilkCelery

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