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Lobster and quinoa salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Lobster and quinoa salad

37 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes

Pickled carrots and beetroot add sharpness to this lobster dish, while cashews and brown butter add nuttiness.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1428
Calories
56g
Protein
49g
Fat
187g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Quinoa 1 cup cooked (185g) 222
Cashew 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) 157
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Lobster 100g cooked 98
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Water not in our table 0
Beetroot not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100g/3½oz quinoa
  • 400ml/14fl oz water
  • 50ml/2fl oz sherry vinegar
  • 120ml/4fl oz water
  • 20g/1oz caster sugar
  • 2 baby purple carrots
  • 2 baby carrots
  • 2 baby beetroot
  • 2 x 800g/1lb 12oz lobsters
  • 2 large carrots
  • 50g/2oz butter
  • 4 tbsp cooked 'wet' quinoa
  • 1 tbsp toasted cashew
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 2 tbsp oven-dried quinoa
  • 50g/2oz panko breadcrumbs
  • 100g/3½oz floursaltblack pepper
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • , for frying vegetable oil
  • 2 carrots
  • 30g/1oz butter
  • 100ml/3½fl oz orange juice
  • 40ml/1½fl oz light olive oil
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 100g/3½oz cashew
  • 30ml/1fl oz argon oil
  • 30ml/1fl oz water
  • 1 tsp sherry vinegar
  • 80g/3oz unsalted butter
  • 20ml/1fl oz tarragonvinegar
  • 20ml/1fl oz cold water
  • 2 free-range egg yolks
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 20g/1oz butter
  • micro fennel
  • shaved baby fennel
  • 1 small orange

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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