The Spring lobster season is in full swing here on Prince Edward Island, with fresh lobster starting to pop up on the local menus everywhere! Inspired by the traditional Lobster Roll, I decided to make a bit more indulgent Lobster Sliders with a Cilantro & Avocado Mayo for the home gathering this week!
A Lobster Roll is essentially a simple sandwich made with fresh cooked lobster meat (seasoned and mixed with a little mayonnaise) and served on a fresh bun. Since we've had such great BBQ weather in the past few weeks, I felt like making a touch more exciting variation on smaller slider buns to bring to a BBQ feast.
These Lobster Sliders are fresh, local, overflowing with the fresh lobster flavour, and above all, easy to make! You can buy slider buns in advance or make your own (like I did) using this simple sandwich bread recipe. Instead of shaping the dough into bread loaves, roll out little balls, flatten them, and then proof/bake to create your own soft buns!
Lobster Slider Ingredients
To make these Lobster Sliders, you will need:
- 12 slider buns
- 2 fresh ½ lb lobsters
- 1 ripe avocado
- 4 tablespoon mayonnaise ( either store bought or homemade)
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1 lemon
How simple is that!
Instructions for Lobster Sliders with a Cilantro and Avocado Mayonnaise
1. Prepare the lobster meat
The lobster you simply need to boil in a pot of heavily salted water for no more than 12 minutes ( any more and it becomes tough).
Once cooked, cool the lobster and take all the meat out of the tail, claws, and knuckles. Save the shells to make this delicious homemade lobster stock later.
2. Mix the meat with mayonnaise
Chop the meat and mix with 1 tablespoon of the mayo. You don't want the mix to be too "wet" - add just enough to barely hold the lobster meat together. We don't want to mask the flavour with the mayo!
Season the mix with salt and pepper, and set aside.
3. Prepare the Cilantro and Avocado Mayonnaise
The Cilantro and Avocado Mayo can be made while the lobster is cooking.
Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and scoop out the flesh. Chop 3 tablespoon worth of cilantro, squeeze half a lemon, and measure out 3 tablespoon of mayonnaise.
Place all of these ingredients in a bowl or food processor and mix it all together. The end product will look very similar to guacamole (and can be served as such if you like).
Season your avocado mayo with lemon juice (to avoid the avocado from oxidising and turning brown) and salt and pepper.
4. Assemble the lobster sliders
Now all you need to do is assemble your sliders! I spread the mayo on the top and bottom of the buns, placed some fresh lettuce from the garden on the bottom half, topped it with the lobster meat and then closed the slider with the top half! Voila! Delicious Fresh Lobster Sliders!
This took me about half an hour start to finish (I baked the slider buns the day before), so it is a wonderfully quick recipe that you can put together for lunch or get together with friends and family.
Let me know how your sliders turn out!
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Recipe
Lobster Sliders with Cilantro and Avocado Mayonnaise
Ingredients
- 12 homemade or store bought slider buns
- 2 fresh ½lb lobsters
- 1 ripe avocado
- 4 tablespoon mayonnaise either store bought or homemade
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1 lemon
- lettuce leaves to garnish the sliders
Instructions
- Boil the lobster in a pot of salted water for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Cool and shell the lobster. Rough chop the meat and mix it with 1 tablespoon of mayo. Season with salt and pepper.
- Mix the avocado, cilantro, mayonnaise, and lemon in a food processor or bowl. Mix well until the desired consistency is reached. Season with salt and pepper.
- Prepare the slider buns by spreading the avocado mayo mix on the bottom half of the buns. Top with lettuce and then the fresh lobster meat. Close the slider bun with the top half and pierce with a skewer to hold the bun together. Garnish with cilantro leaves and lemon wedges.
Nutrition
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Kellie
Markus, I've seen your name in our FBC thread and just haven't read anything of yours before today. Nice to e-meet you! I am a Maritimer myself and I put my own lobster post up this week. ha,ha.
Great minds think alike.
I absolutely love how you wrote such a clear step-by-step about cooking the lobster. I think many people get intimidated as it's an exotic item for most. Great tips. Also 'it took my under 30 minutes' to complete. Brilliant.
I'm wishing you lots of sunshiny lobster filled days.
Kellie from Princess & The Yard Ape
Markus Mueller
Thank you Kellie! I agree that many are intimated by lobster when really it is so easy to prepare! Us Maritimers are little spoiled though, its not as easy and cheap to get everywhere.
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy
Love the sounds of these. Sure wish I lived by the water to get fresh seafood. Getting it at the store just is not the same. Last time I was in Nova Scotia I made sure I had some great lobster.
Bridget
Avocado and lobster sounds like a delicious combo. And your recipe is such a nice change from the traditional lobster roll on a hot dog bun. Thanks for sharing.
Markus Mueller
Yeah! I wanted to change it up a little! The store-bought hot dog buns always put me of a little!
MDIVADOMESTICA
Now your talking! Everything is so fresh. I'm sure there is not a morsel left after making these.
Colleen Milne
Hi Markus, I adore lobster and envy you east coaster for your easy access to the freshest ones. These sliders look absolutely yummy! Thanks for posting.
Markus Mueller
We are a little spoiled here when it comes to seafood!
Sean
Mmm! These just make me want to go outside and chill out with a nice cold beer. They're like summer on a bun. Plus it's nice to shake it up and forgo the usual burger once in a while for something seafood-y!