Lobster Roll Recipe
This easy lobster roll recipe is a quick and delicious way to enjoy lobster. It is the perfect way to use leftover lobster meat and one of the best sandwiches for a fun picnic with family and friends.
Lobster is a popular ingredient, but it can be expensive to cook and prepare at home. This lobster roll recipe is not like any other recipe. Mini Bell Peppers and Chili Peppers are the ingredients that make this recipe flavorful and yummy. We don’t always have celery, but the combination of the sweet and hot pepper works wonderfully.
Of course, this is a recipe that you want to save in your recipe repertoire. It doesn’t get any easier than this. Everyone in your family will love this fast and easy recipe. So let’s dive into how to make this easy lobster roll recipe.
The ingredients needed for the Lobster Roll Recipe
- Lobster meat: use leftover or store-bought lobster meat. You can also buy fresh lobster and steam and remove the meat from the claws and the tail.
- Butter: use unsalted butter. The bread contains salt as well as mayonnaise.
- Mayonnaise: use a good brand and without corn syrup to be on the healthy side.
- Lemon juice and zest: seafood always needs an acidic note. Use fresh lemon juice and not bottle stuff.
- Scallions: to add flavor and a fresh taste
- Mini Sweet Bell Peppers: for flavor and crunchiness – add 1 red, 1 orange and 1 yellow to add a beautiful aray of colors to the mixture.
- Chili Pepper (Cayenne pepper or your hot pepper of choice) will add heat and a nice aroma to the lobster mixture.
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper: for added flavor.
- Soft, split-top Brioche buns or hot dog buns: brioche buns are the preferred choice because of their flavor and texture.
How to make the Lobster Roll Recipe
The easiest way to make the lobster roll recipe is to have steamed lobster already on hand. If not, you will have to do some extra work.
- The first step is to rinse the lobster meat and pick through for any loose shells. Next, drain thoroughly to remove any leftover tiny shell pieces. When properly drained, the mayonnaise mixture will not get watery. Cut, or chop the lobster meat into large chunks and set aside.
- Mix the sweet peppers, mayonnaise, scallions, lemon juice, lemon zest, kosher salt, and ground black pepper in a large bowl—taste for seasoning.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the unsalted butter and add the lobster meat. Cook, stirring gently for 2 minutes, until the lobster meat is well coated with the butter. Use a slotted spoon to remove the lobster meat from the butter and into the mayonnaise mixture and toss to coat. Discard butter and juice released from the lobster and wipe out the skillet.
- Load the buns with the lobster meat mixture and garnish with fresh chopped parsley if desired. Serve with chips and Hibiscus Iced Tea or Hibiscus Mocktail.
Notes and Tips
Lobster: you can either purchase 2 whole lobsters at the fish market and steam them or buy frozen lobster meat at your local grocery store. If you buy the lobster(s) at your local grocery store, ask them if they can steam it for you. Many seafood departments offer that service for free.
Bread: you can choose hot dog buns or brioche buns. Make sure they are top-slit. Alternatively, you can make choose slices of bread and make lobster sandwiches. Toasting is by choice and adding the remaining butter to the bread is by choice.
Mayonnaise: choose the brand of choice or buy one without high fructose corn syrup – to be healthy.
Add-ins: feel free to add celery, shallots, and even a few strings of shredded carrots. Garlic powder is also an excellent option.
Make ahead options and storage: the lobster mixture can be prepared in advance for up to 1-day and stored in the refrigerator. Leftovers can be stored for one day for freshness.
Lobster Roll Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound cooked Lobster meat cleaned, or frozen lobster then thawed
- 2 tbsp unsalted Butter
- ¼ cup Mayonnaise
- 2 Scallions chopped finely
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 3 Mini Sweet Bell Peppers 1 red, 1 yellow, and 1 orange, sliced thin
- 1 Chili Pepper (Cayenne pepper or your hot pepper of choice), seeds remove and sliced thinly, optional
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 4 Split top Brioche buns or hot dog buns
Instructions
- The first step is to rinse the lobster meat and pick through for any loose shells. Next, drain thoroughly to remove any leftover tiny shell pieces. When properly drained, the mayonnaise mixture will not get watery. Cut, or chop the lobster meat into large chunks and set aside.
- Mix the sweet peppers, mayonnaise, scallions, lemon juice, lemon zest, kosher salt, and ground black pepper in a large bowl—taste for seasoning.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the unsalted butter and add the lobster meat. Cook, stirring gently for 2 minutes, until the lobster meat is well coated with the butter. Use a slotted spoon to remove the lobster meat from the butter and into the mayonnaise mixture and toss to coat. Discard butter and juice released from the lobster and wipe out the skillet.
- Load the buns with the lobster meat mixture and garnish with fresh chopped parsley if desired. Serve with chips and Hibiscus Iced Tea or Hibiscus Mocktail.
Notes
Nutrition
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
Nutrition info is automatically generated and provided as a courtesy and as an estimate only.
