Boiled Lobster With Cilantro Butter & Basil Sea-Shell Salad Recipe
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Directions:
- Fill medium saucepan with water for pasta and fill large deep pot with water for lobsters. Place both pots over high heat.
- Make salad: place 1 cup basil, the lemon juice and zest, 1/2 t. salt, and the pepper in a food processor or blender. With machine running, pour oil through feed tube in thin stream and process until blended.
- Add pasta and 1/4 t. salt to boiling water. Cook until tender, 12-15 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Transfer pasta to bowl and toss with basil mixture. Let stand at room temperature.
- Make cilantro butter for lobster: slowly melt butter; let stand 10 minutes. Skim off foam from surface. Reheat over low heat; stir in cumin and cook 30 seconds. Keep warm.
- Cook lobsters: Whe water is at a rolling boil, remove bands from lobsters and drop headfirst into water. Cover and cook 8 minutes. Using tongs, transfer lobster to colander set in sink. Put oven mitts on and pull claws from lobsters. Crack thickest part of each claw. Pour off liquid and arrange on serving platter. Place lobsters belly-side up on cutting board and split from heat through to tip of tail. Remove veins from tails and arrange halves on serving platter. Garnish with cilantro sprigs.
- Stir chopped cilantro into butter. Serve lobsters with butter, lime, and pasta salad.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 680.96 Kcal (2851 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 366.34 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 40.7g | 63% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 304.82mg | 102% | |
| Sodium | 876.84mg | 37% | |
| Potassium | 65.09mg | 1% | |
| Total Carbs | 4.98g | 2% | |
| Sugars | 1.14g | 5% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.08g | 4% | |
| Protein | 71.55g | 143% | |
| Vitamin C | 15.8mg | 26% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.3mg | 9% | |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% | |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 178.78 Kcal (749 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 96.18 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 10.69g | 63% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 80.03mg | 102% | |
| Sodium | 230.21mg | 37% | |
| Potassium | 17.09mg | 1% | |
| Total Carbs | 1.31g | 2% | |
| Sugars | 0.3g | 5% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.28g | 4% | |
| Protein | 18.79g | 143% | |
| Vitamin C | 4.1mg | 26% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 9% | |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 3% | |
| Calcium | 6mg | 2% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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