The Best Lobster Rolls Recipe
Learn how to make lobster rolls with this easy lobster roll recipe! The lobster salad contains cooked lobster meat, lemon juice, melted butter, mayo, and fresh herbs. The lobster mixture is piled high on toasted split top buns and topped with bacon, lettuce, and tomato! We love to serve these with crunchy potato chips and ice cold beer.
Ingredients
For the Lobster Salad:
- 2 pounds fresh cold water lobster meat picked over for shells
- 12 slices bacon cooked until golden brown and crispy
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 3 Tablespoons (42g) unsalted butter melted until browned
- 2 Tablespoons celery leaves finely chopped, optional
- 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons fresh tarragon minced
- 1 stalk celery finely chopped
- salt and freshly ground black pepper start with a 1/4 teaspoon of each and add more to taste
- 12 leaves Bibb lettuce
- 3 small tomatoes sliced
- 2 Tablespoons fresh chives finely chopped
For the Toasted Buns:
- 3 Tablespoons (42g) unsalted butter more if needed
- 6 New England-style split top hot dog buns
Instructions
For the Lobster Salad:
- Roughly chop the lobster meat. Using a few paper towels, pat the meat dry, then transfer to a large mixing bowl, cover, and chill for 15 minutes.
- In the meantime, whisk the mayonnaise, melted butter, celery leaves, lemon juice, tarragon, celery, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Set aside.
For the Toasted Buns:
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is melted and sizzling, add the buns and toast until lightly golden brown, about 1 minute per side. Add more butter to the pan, as needed.
- Split the rolls (not breaking them at the seam) and spread about 2 teaspoons of the mayonnaise mixture inside each roll. Save the remaining mayonnaise mixture, you'll use it for the lobster salad. Place the rolls on a large serving platter.
Assembly:
- Remove the lobster meat from the fridge and stir it into the remaining mayonnaise mixture, tossing well to evenly coat the meat in the sauce. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Fill each roll with two leaves of lettuce, then stuff the rolls with lobster salad, dividing it evenly among the rolls. Nestle two slices of bacon and a few slices of tomato on each roll. Sprinkle with chives and serve!
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