Ciro Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 ASPARAGUS, ARTICHOKE AND LOBSTER SALAD.Preparation time 1 hour plus chillingtotal cooking time 35 minutesserves 4IngredientsCourt Bouillon1 large carrot, thinly sliced2 onions thinly sliced2 stalks celery, thinly sliced1 leek, white part only, thinly sliced3 spring of fresh thyme1 bay leaf10 black peppercorn2 cups white wine¼ cup salt3 uncooked lobster tails24 spears asparagus1/3 cup salt, extraDressing¼ cup sherry vinegar1 shallot, finely chopped¼ cup walnut oil½ cup vegetable oil1 table spoon chopped fresh chervil or chives 4 large artichoke hearts, from a jarsome chervil to garnish.One) to make the court bouillon , place all the vegetables with the thyme,bay leaf, peppercorn and wine in a large stock pot and bring to boil.Cook for 5 minutes on high heat.Add the salt 4 quarts of water and bring to boil again, add the lobster tails bring to a boil and cook for 12 minutes. Remove the stockpot from the heat and allowing the lobster to cool.Two) When the lobster is cool enough to handle, remove it form the bouillon.Discard the bouillon. Remove the lobster meat in a entire piece.Removing lobster tail meatThis technique makes it easy to present the lobster tail meat in neat, elegant portion.Turn the lobster on its tail. Using kitchen scissors , cut lengthwise down each side of the belly.Pull the soft under shell back, exposing the meat.Pull the meat from the shell, keeping it in a single portion.Cover and refrigerate.Three) Cook the asparagus , tie the spears in a bundles of six and cook in 4 quarters of salted waterwhen soft to the touch place the asparagus in a bowl with ice water to stop the cooking process.Four) For the dressing , whisk together the shallot and the vinegar. Gradually whisk in the oils, then the chives. Season set aside. Rinse the artichokes well, toss them in the dressing and set aside, do the same with the asparagus and set aside.Arrange the lobster tails on a fancy serving plate with the artichoke, the asparagus .Sprinkle with the remaining dressing and serve at once.lolololololol KAAAAAAAAAAAT? about doing this salad? come on! try it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmHey I'm trying. LOLOLOLOLKat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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