Lobster and Confetti Vegetable Salad
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried
- 1 large shallot, minced
- 1 teaspoon (packed) grated orange peel
- 1 large yellow bell pepper
- 1 large red bell pepper
- 2 8-to-10 ounce uncooked lobster tails (thawed, if frozen)
- 12 ounces small green beans, trimmed
- 1 large white-skinned potato, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 large ear fresh corn
- 10 cups mixed baby greens (about 5 ounces)
- Place mustard in small bowl.
- Whisk in 2 tablespoons vinegar and orange juice.
- Gradually whisk in oil.
- Mix in tarragon, shallot and orange peel.
- Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
- Char bell peppers over gas flamer or in broiler until blackened on all sides.
- Enclose in paper bag and let stand 10 minutes.
- Peel and seed peppers; cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Place in large bowl.
- Bring large pot of salted water to boil.
- Add lobster tails and cook 10 minutes.
- Transfer to bowl of ice water and cool.
- Add green beans to same pot of boiling water and cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer beans to another bowl of ice water and cool.
- Add potato to same pot of boiling water and cook 2 minutes.
- Add corn kernels; cook until potato and corn are just tender, about 2 minutes longer.
- Drain well; add to bowl with peppers.
- Drain green beans; pat dry with paper towels.
- Add beans to potato mixture.
- Drain lobster; remove meat from shells.
- Cut meat crosswise into rounds.
- (Dressing, lobster and salad can be prepared 4 hours ahead.
- Cover separately and refrigerate.)
- Mix lobster with 1 1/2 tablespoons dressing.
- Mix remaining dressing into salad.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Toss greens with remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar.
- Place on large platter.
- Mound salad on greens.
- Arrange lobster over greens and serve.
mustard, rice vinegar, orange juice, olive oil, tarragon, shallot, yellow bell pepper, red bell pepper, lobster, green beans, whiteskinned potato, corn
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/lobster-and-confetti-vegetable-salad-4332 (may not work)