Lobster & crab salad with bloody mary dressing

Recipes / Salads

Get the festivities rolling with this lobster and crab salad that will take you right through summer.

Recipe «Lobster & crab salad with bloody mary dressing» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 80ml extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp sherry vinegar, 1 tbsp lime juice, 1 tsp finely chopped eschalot, 2 tbsp finely chopped chives , 1kg cooked lobster, tail meat removed, thinly sliced into medallions, 350g cooked mud crab meat, 1 iceberg lettuce, trimmed, leaves torn , 1 butter leaf lettuce, small inner leaves only, 1 celery heart, shaved or thinly sliced, 4 small vine-ripened tomatoes, quartered, 1 long red chilli, seeded, roughly chopped, 1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tbsp vodka, 2 tbsp lime juice.

Ingredients:

  • 80ml extra virgin olive oil 
  • 1 tbsp sherry vinegar 
  • 1 tbsp lime juice 
  • 1 tsp finely chopped eschalot 
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped chives 
  • 1kg cooked lobster, tail meat removed, thinly sliced into medallions 
  • 350g cooked mud crab meat 
  • 1 iceberg lettuce, trimmed, leaves torn 
  • 1 butter leaf lettuce, small inner leaves only 
  • 1 celery heart, shaved or thinly sliced 
  • 4 small vine-ripened tomatoes, quartered 
  • 1 long red chilli, seeded, roughly chopped 
  • 1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 
  • 1 tbsp vodka 
  • 2 tbsp lime juice 

Instructions

  1. To make Bloody Mary dressing, process tomatoes and chillies in a food processor until smooth. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, vodka and lime juice, season with salt, then refrigerate until needed.
  2. To make vinaigrette, whisk oil, vinegar and lime juice in a small bowl until combined, then stir in eschalots and chives. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Place lobster and crab meat in a bowl, add half the vinaigrette and gently toss to combine. Place both lettuces, celery and remaining vinaigrette in a second bowl and gently toss to combine.
  4. To serve, layer lettuce and crab mixtures among small bowls, dotting with Bloody Mary dressing as you layer.