Warm Lobster Salad
- 4 cups peeled and diced white potatoes (about 2 pounds)
- Salt
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 head Roasted Garlic, pulp removed
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
- 2 whole lobsters, (about 2 pounds each) cooked, meat removed and diced, and shells reserved
- Salt
- 1 1/2 sticks of butter
- 4 cups creamed potatoes, hot
- 4 ounces shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 4 cups fresh baby arugula, washed and patted dry
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
- Combine the potatoes and 1 teaspoon of salt in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Cover the potatoes with water and cook until fork tender, about 20 minutes.
- Drain.
- Return, the potatoes to the pan and over low heat, stir them with a fork or wire whisk for about 2 minutes to dehydrate them.
- Add the cream and garlic pulp.
- Stir to incorporate well.
- Mix in the white pepper.
- Season the lobster meat with salt, to taste, and set aside.
- Using a sharp knife, chop 1 lobster shell.
- In a saucepan, over medium heat, combine the butter and chopped lobster shells.
- Melt the butter and simmer over low for about 10 minutes.
- Remove and strain.
- In a saute pan, over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of the lobster butter.
- When the butter is hot, add the diced lobster and saute for 2 minutes.
- To assemble, form 1 cup of the potatoes into a circle, in the center of each plate.
- Spoon 1/4 of the lobster of each circle of potatoes.
- Spoon 1/4 of the butter, or to taste, around each circle of potatoes.
- Arrange 1/4 of the cheese on top of each plate of lobster.
- Mound the arugula on top of the cheese.
- Garnish with parsley.
white potatoes, salt, heavy cream, garlic, freshly ground white pepper, lobsters, salt, butter, potatoes, cheese, fresh baby arugula, parsley
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/warm-lobster-salad-recipe.html (may not work)