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 mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Course lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American
1 knife
1 bowl
1 baking dish/pan
1 cutting board
- 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
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
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