Name: Lobster Burger
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 4 gourmet burger buns; 100 g baby salad leaves or gem lettuce; 1 egg, beaten; zest of 1 lemon; 2 lobsters, cooked and halved; 1 tbsp vegetable or rapeseed oil 4 tbsp lemon mayonnaise; salt and pepper; small handful of fresh herbs (we use parsley and dill); 3 slices white bread; 2 avocados, sliced

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Seafood Shack

By Kirsty Scobie and Fenella Renwick

Published 2020

About

Served up in a bun with ripe avocado and a dollop of fresh lemon mayonnaise, this is every bit as good as it sounds. We especially love how the breadcrumbs are so light they just add a little bit of crispiness to the lobster without overpowering it at all.

Ingredients

2 lobsters, cooked and halved
1 egg, beaten
4 gourmet burger buns</

Method

Set the lobster legs and claws aside, and carefully remove all your meat from the half shells. Slice the meat in half horizontally, leaving you with eight pieces. You can also add the claw meat if you want to have a bigger burger, but if not save it for another recipe.

Next, make your breadcrumbs: simply whizz the white bread, chopped herbs and lemon zest in a food processor until you h