Jasper White's Warm Green Salad with Lobster and Oranges
- 2 tablespoons fine sea salt
- Two 1 1/4-pound live lobsters
- 2 minneola tangelos or navel oranges
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground pepper
- 4 shallots, minced
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 4 large basil leaves, finely shredded
- 8 cups mixed hearty greens, such as frisee, radicchio, mizuna, spinach and Belgian endive
- Fill a large stockpot with 2 inches of water, add the salt and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Put the lobsters in the boiling water, head first, and cook until they start to turn red, about 4 minutes.
- Transfer the lobsters to a bowl to cool.
- Remove the meat from the lobster knuckles and claws; keep the claw meat in one piece if possible.
- Twist the tails off the bodies.
- Split the tails lengthwise and remove the tail meat.
- Pull out and discard the black intestinal vein.
- Cut each tail half into 3 pieces.
- Transfer the meat to a bowl.
- Cut the zest from 1 tangelo into a fine julienne.
- Peel both tangelos and, working over a bowl, cut in between the membranes to release the sections.
- Squeeze the membranes to extract the juice; measure out 1/4 cup of juice and set aside.
- Shortly before serving, in a large saucepan, warm the olive oil over moderate heat.
- Add the lobster, season with pepper and stir until just cooked through; return the lobster to the bowl.
- Add the shallots and citrus zests to the pan and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the tangelo juice, vinegar and basil and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the greens and toss just until warm, about 1 minute.
- Arrange the greens on plates and garnish with the reserved lobster and tangelo sections.
- Spoon any remaining dressing on top and serve at once.
salt, live lobsters, tangelos, extravirgin olive oil, freshly ground pepper, shallots, lemon zest, sherry vinegar, basil, hearty
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/jasper-whites-warm-green-salad-with-lobster-and-oranges (may not work)