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Valentino's Lobster-Farro Salad

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Ingredients

  • RED BEET VINAIGRETTE:
  • 1 large red beet
  • 1 teaspoon chopped shallots
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • Salt to taste
  • Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ASSEMBLY:
  • 1 cup faro see * Note
  • 5 tablespoons olive oil plus
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil divided
  • Salt to taste
  • Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/4 cup celery leaves
  • 1/4 cup carrot tops and chives in 1" pieces
  • 2 lobsters - (1 1/4 lbs ea)
  • 1 teaspoon chopped chives
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Red Beet Vinaigrette (listed above)

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

* Note: Farro, also called spelt, is a barley-like grain available at Italian markets and at health food stores.

For the Red Beet Vinaigrette: Cook the beet in boiling salted water until tender, about 40 minutes; trim and peel.

Cut it into quarters, and place it in a blender with shallots, vinegar, honey, water, and salt and pepper. Purée, then slowly add one-half cup oil until the mixture is smooth, covering the blender with a towel to prevent splatters. (Makes 3/4 cup)

For Assembly: Boil the farro in a quart of salted water until al dente, about 30 minutes. Drain. Place the cooked farro in a bowl and dress it with 2 tablespoons of oil and salt and pepper. Set aside.

Combine celery leaves, and mixed carrot tops and chive pieces with 1 teaspoon of olive oil; set aside.

Tie a stick to each lobster tail to prevent curling. Place the lobsters head first in a large pot of boiling water. Return to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Remove lobsters from the pot and cool to room temperature.

Place each lobster on its back and using a knife or shears, cut into the underside of the shell, catching and reserving juice. Reserve the green tomalley (liver). Remove meat from tail and slice it into medallions. Carefully remove meat from each large claw in one piece.

In a bowl, whisk the lobster juice, tomalley, chopped chives, 1 to 2 tablespoons of the remaining olive oil, lemon juice and salt to taste. Dress the lobster meat with this mixture.

To serve, put a ring mold (4- by 2-inch) on each plate. Layer salad by placing one-half cup of dressed farro in the bottom of each mold, then an equal number of medallions and claws, then an equal amount of the greens. Carefully remove the mold so the salad is presented in a stack. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the lobster and on the plate. (If you don't have ring molds, mound and layer the ingredients to create a neat stack.) Serve immediately.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Each serving: 636 calories; 11 grams protein; 50 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram fiber; 47 grams fat; 6 grams saturated fat; 16 mg. cholesterol; 114 mg. sodium.

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