Lobster Salad with Thai Crab and Lobster Cakes and Sweet Chilli Sauce

Seafood flavors paired with a sweet spicy sauce and a leafy mango salad featuring crispy crab and lobster cakes.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 545.1 kcals 2180.4 kcals
Carbohydrates 49.1 grams 196.2 grams
Fat 25.6 grams 102.4 grams
Protein 27.2 grams 108.8 grams
Cook Time
20 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
CondimentsSauces
Dairy
2
piece
Eggs
free-range, lightly beaten
75
g
Fruits
1
piece
Lime
juice and zest
1
piece
Mango
peeled and finely diced
1
piece
Lime
juice only
GrainsCereals
NutsSeeds
1
bunch
Coriander
finely chopped
1
pinch
Salt
to taste
1
pinch
Black Pepper
freshly ground, to taste
0.5
piece
Vanilla Pod
split and seeded
OilsFats
1
tbsp
Olive Oil
for dressing
Seafood
150
g
75
g
4
piece
Lobster Claws
large, cooked
Vegetables
75
g
Mashed Potato
cooked and cold
1
piece
Red Chilli
finely diced
1
cm
Ginger
finely grated
2
piece
Red Chillies
finely diced
1
handful
1
handful

Steps

  • Heat a deep fat fryer to 190°C.
  • Mix crab, lobster, potato, chilli, ginger, lime juice, and zest in a bowl.
  • Stir in coriander and season with salt and pepper.
  • Form quenelles with small spoons and coat in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs.
  • Fry quenelles for two minutes until golden and drain on kitchen paper.
  • Boil chillies, sugar, vinegar, and 25ml water in a saucepan.
  • Simmer for five minutes until the sauce has thickened.
  • Blend to a purée, pass through a fine sieve, and leave to cool.
  • Blend half the mango with vanilla seeds and lime juice into a purée.
  • Sieve the purée and adjust seasoning with lime, salt, and pepper.
  • Melt butter in a pan and warm the lobster claws through.
  • Toss remaining mango and leaves with olive oil and seasoning.
  • Spread a spoonful of mango dressing onto four plates.
  • Top with a pile of salad and one lobster claw per plate.
  • Garnish with seafood cakes and drops of sweet chilli sauce.