Grilled Lobster Rolls with Chilli Garlic Butter (BBQ)

Chilli garlic butter, a hot grill and lobster back in its own shell. Serve it on a platter with brioche buns and let everyone build their own.

Serves: 4

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS

4 brioche hotdog rolls

2 whole cooked lobsters, cut in half

225g salted butter

4 garlic cloves, finely minced

3 birds eye chillies, finely chopped

100g mache lettuce leaves (corn salad or lamb's lettuce, baby leaves work too)

1 baby cos lettuce, leaves pulled

2 tablespoons chives, finely chopped

6 baby red radishes, finely shaved

olive oil, for dressing

salt and pepper

lemon wedges wrapped in muslin, to serve

kettle chips, to serve

METHOD

Combine the mache, cos leaves, radish and chives. Dress with oil, salt and pepper just before serving, as the baby leaves will wilt.

Preheat a barbecue grill to medium high.

In a small saucepan, melt the butter with the garlic and chilli. Allow it to bubble softly but not boil and burn.

Brush the lobster flesh with some of the butter and grill flesh side down until lightly charred.

Remove from the heat and gently pry the flesh from the shell. Slice into large chunks and place back into the shell.

Return to the barbecue flesh side up and drizzle each with at least a tablespoon of the butter.

Serve the lobster warm on a platter with the fresh buns, the salad, lemon wedges, remaining chilli garlic butter and kettle chips to crumble on top.

HINTS

Keep the butter bubbling gently, never boiling. Burnt garlic is bitter and there is no coming back from it.

Dress the salad at the very last second. Mache and baby leaves collapse within minutes of meeting oil.

Wrapping the lemon wedges in muslin keeps the pips out of the butter and looks like you have your life together.

NUTRITION (per recipe total, serves 4 - guide only):

Energy: approximately 13600kJ (3250 calories)

Protein: 130g

Fat: 230g

Saturated fat: 130g

Carbohydrates: 130g

Sugars: 20g

Fibre: 8g

Sodium: 3200mg

This nutrition information is a guide only and may vary depending on brands, exact quantities, and ingredient substitutions used.

BBQ Lobster Rolls