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Classic Lobster Roll Recipe

If you love a classic lobster roll but feel like a lobster roll is a luxury, then let me show you a simple, affordable, and quick way to make a lobster roll anytime you feel like one
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Course lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 2

Equipment

  • 1 knife
  • 1 bowl
  • 1 baking dish/pan
  • 1 cutting board

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g ready to eat/ cooked lobster see bottom notes for other meat/vegan swaps
  • 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
  • 1/4 tsp salt & pepper
  • 1/8 cup chopped parsley
  • 1 lemon zest and juice
  • 1 tbsp hemp hearts optional
  • 1 tbsp mayonaise avocado, plain, dairy-free or vegan works
  • 2 small dinner rolls/ buns sourdough, gluten-free, or any bread works
  • 1 tbsp grass-fed butter or ghee, or coconut oil, or any oil works
  • 2 wedges of lemon optional
  • 1/8 tsp chili flakes optional, and smoked chili flakes are so good too

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl mix lobster, celery, seasonings, parsley, lemon juice, hemp hearts, & mayo well
  • Slice open a small dinner roll with with a knife. I like to think about cutting in a diamond shape. This way I can lift the top off and I have a nice hole to fill with our lobster meat. OPTIONAL: I do cut off just the outside round edges of the bun. It looks just like you buy them along the coastline and you get that extra toasted crunch on the outsides.
  • Melt your butter/ghee/oil of choice then brush the outside of the roll. Fill 2 rolls with the lobster mixture, broil on low for 5 minutes in an oven proof dish to toast the buns.
  • Serve with an extra wedge of lemon, spnkle with chili flakes if desired & devour

Notes

You can keep the lobster mixture stored in an airtight container for 2-3 days.
Once you fill & toast the rolls you do want to eat them quickly.
For camping, I have filled buns. rolled them in tin foil and packed them in the cooler. Then I have added the foil-covered buns to the warm coals of a fire to toast and they are yummy that way too. 
This recipe can be adapted to use crab meat, mini shrimps, or even a plant-based vegan canned tuna or vegan-like "crab". 
Keyword gluten-free sandwich, lobster, lobster roll, protein, protein sandwich, sandwich, seafood, seafood sandwich