RSSBasil-Lemon Lobster Salad
From EatingWell: July/August 1998 — Subscribe Now!
Some seafood counters now sell precooked lobster meat, making this dish a snap to pull together.
4 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Nutrition Profile
Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low carbohydrate | Low saturated fat | Low sodium | Heart healthy | Healthy weight | High potassium | View Complete Nutrition Guidelines»
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup hot water
- 1/4 fish bouillon cube
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 2 2/3 cups chopped lobster meat, (see Tip)
- 6 cups mixed salad greens
- Lemon wedges, for garnish
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Preparation
- Stir hot water and bouillon in a medium bowl until cube dissolves. Whisk in garlic, lemon juice, basil and oil. Season with pepper. Mix in lobster.
- Divide salad greens among 4 large plates and spoon lobster salad on top. Serve with lemon wedges.
Tips & Notes
- Tip: Four 1 1/4-lb. lobsters yield 2 2/3 cups cooked meat.
Nutrition
Per serving: 163 calories; 6 g fat (1 g sat, 4 g mono); 70 mg cholesterol; 5 g carbohydrates; 22 g protein; 2 g fiber; 453 mg sodium; 642 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Selenium (59% daily value), Vitamin A (48% dv), Vitamin C (32% dv), Folate (27% dv), Zinc (21% dv), Potassium (18% dv).
Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 fat
Recipe Categories
- Ethnic/Regional
- Mediterranean
- American
- Total Time
- 15 minutes or less
- Ease of Preparation
- Easy
- Type of Dish
- Salad, main dish
- Main dish, fish/seafood
- Style/Theme
- Quick (total 30 min. or less)
- Picnic
- Holiday
- Mother's Day
- Father's Day
- Publication
- July/August 1998
- Health & Diet Considerations
- High potassium
- Healthy weight
- Heart healthy
- Low sodium
- Low saturated fat
- Low carbohydrate
- Low calorie
- Diabetes appropriate
- Main Ingredient
- Shellfish
- Servings
- 4
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