Lobster Salad (Caribbean Spiny Lobster)

Lobster Salad (Cayman Style) Recipe

 (Serves 4-6)

Ingredients

• 3-4 lb lobster meat
• ½ cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
• ¼ cup chili sauce OR Cocktail sauce
• 1 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
• 1 scallion, finely chopped
• 1 Scotch bonnet, de-seeded and finely diced (for a spicy hot taste)
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped (Optional)
• 12 grape tomatoes, chopped in half or quartered (Optional)
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tbsp. sweet relish (Optional)
• Juice of 2 limes or 1 lemon Black pepper, to taste Tabasco sauce (optional, for added spice if not using Scotch Bonnet)

Directions

• Bring a medium or large pot of water to boil.   Add lobster meat; simmer for about 10 minutes, or until fully cooked.
• Drain meat, and chop into bite-size pieces.
• In a bowl, mix together mayonnaise, ketchup and chili sauce, until smooth and well blended.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients.
• Taste the sauce for seasonings. If more spice is desired, add an extra-diced scotch bonnet pepper, or ½ teaspoon Tabasco.
• Fold in the lobster; Seal and refrigerate until chilled.