Scattered California Roll with Lobster

Name: Scattered California Roll with Lobster
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 cucumber--peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch julienne; 1 ripe Hass avocado, cut into 1-inch julienne; 680 grams lobster; 1 Tbsp finely chopped pickled ginger; 4 radishes, cut into 1-inch julienne; 59 milliliters rice vinegar; 2 scallions, cut into 1-inch julienne; 0 teaspoons sea salt; 1 Tbsp sesame seeds; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 283 grams 1/2 cups Japanese or sushi rice; 4 teaspoons vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons powdered wasabi mixed with 2 tablespoons water; 473 milliliters water; 1 inch shee 8-by-7 1/2-inch sheet of nori (Japanese seaweed), finely shredded

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Scattered California Roll with Lobster a try. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe has 450 calories, 15g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. If you have soy sauce, sushi rice, radishes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the sea salt you could follow this main course with the Raspberry Sea Salt Brownies as a dessert.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the vinegar with the sugar, stirring until dissolved. In a medium saucepan, combine the rice with the water and bring to a boil. Stir, then cover and cook over low heat until the liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.

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Sugar

Water

Rice

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Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.

Spread the rice on a large platter and toss with the sweetened vinegar. Refrigerate briefly until cool.

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Spread

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Bring a large pot of water to a boil.

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Add the lobster and cook for 8 minutes.

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Lobster

Remove the meat from the tail and claws. Discard the intestine in the tail. Coarsely chop the meat and let cool.

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Meat

Toast the sesame seeds in a small dry skillet over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until golden, about 3 minutes.

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Toast

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Transfer to a plate to cool.

In a large bowl, combine the remaining 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar with the oil, ginger, wasabi paste and soy sauce. Season with the sea salt.

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Rice Vinegar

Wasabi Paste

Soy Sauce

Sea Salt

Ginger

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Add the rice, radishes, scallions, cucumber and lobster meat and toss gently to combine; let stand for 15 minutes to blend the flavors. Fold in the avocado, sesame seeds and nori just before serving.

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Lobster Meat

Sesame Seeds

Green Onions

Cucumber

Radish

Avocado

Nori

Rice

Make Ahead: The lobster, sesame seeds and dressing can all be prepared up to 1 day ahead.

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Sesame Seeds

Lobster

Wine Recommendation: Toasted sesame seeds, sweet sushi rice and mild lobster make this dish a good match for a crisp, aromatic Australian Riesling, such as the 1997 Pikes or the 1998 Grosset Polish Hill.

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Riesling