| Level: | Intermediate |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 (1 1/2-pound) lobsters, par-boiled and halved lengthwise
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish, drained
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped watercress
- 4 lime wedges, for garnish
Instructions
- Heat grill to medium. Place lobsters on the grill, cut side down, and cook until slightly charred and just cooked through. Remove meat and coarsely chop.
- Whisk together lime juice, honey, horseradish, Worcestershire, hot sauce, tarragon, and olive oil in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add the grilled lobster meat, avocado, and watercress. Serve in martini glasses and garnish with a lime wedge.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 406 |
| Total Fat | 13 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 14 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 5 g |
| Protein | 58 g |
| Cholesterol | 432 mg |
| Sodium | 1549 mg |
Reviews
I have seen Chef Flay make this recipe on TV, and always intended to make it myself. I’ve read the reviews and always intended to make it. Yesterday, I happened to be in NYC and, with a friend, decided to stop into Chef Flay’s “Bar Americain.” As an appetizer, I selected the lobster and avocado cocktail. It was AMAZING! Clean, Fresh Taste. Huge chunks of lobster with the avacado providing a bright creaminess to the cocktail.
Now that I have actually tasted this awesone dish, forget about intending to make it, I am going to get the ingredients today!
My friends LOVE this recipe because it doesn’t have a mayonaise base. It is light, refreshing with a spicy kick to it. I serve it in a martini glass as a spectacular starter to my grilled fish dinner. I have even added grapefruit segments in before for a citrusy kick. Tonight I added finely chopped celery and quartered grape tomatoes for a ‘heartier’ version but still a light dinner. It works well for those on a low carb diet.
Have made this recipe many times even using shrimp, crab and immitation crab. It’ great every time!!!
How can you possibly go wrong with lobster and avocado combination? We loved this dish so much that 4 servings turned in to 2 servings for us! I agree with another reviewer that the horseradish was a little overpowering , so next time I will use 1 to 1.5 tbls instead. Otherwise, WOW is the best word I can come up with. This recipe will be a standard part of our party bbqs this summer.
Saw Bobby make this today, and immediately knew what to do with a leftover grilled lobster tail! I halved the ingredients, and substituted horseradish mustard and sour cream for the horseradish. I added mixed greens, and served it as a dinner salad, and heard many “mmmm’s”! I will definitely make this dressing again and again, whether I have lobster and avocado or not!
i think i added red onion to the recipe and served it with homemade tortilla chips.
perfect for summer!!! i’ll be making this one over and over for sure! definitely a crowd pleaser…
perfect for summer!!! i’ll be making this one over and over for sure! definitely a crowd pleaser…
Made this and even cut the HR in half, but still overpowering. Avocado and lime complimented, but other flavors were too strong. Was impressed w/ Flay on Iron Chef this weekend, but didn’t understand this one.
THIS IS AN WONDERFUL SUMMER SALAD..FRESH GREENS AND AVACADOS ARE GREAT TOGETHER
I would definitely recommend trying this one. It was absolutely delicious. My husband found this recipe and made it for me. We’ve made it many times since. I’m not a big lobster fan and loved it. We’ve also made it with shrimp if we didn’t have lobster on hand. Also great!
I took the suggestion of another reviewer and used shrimp. I could not find watercress so used mixed greens. I also used 3 tbsp. of olive oil because it was just too tart for me.
It was really simple and great. My husband loved it. I want to try it with lobster soon.
It was really simple and great. My husband loved it. I want to try it with lobster soon.