Recipe: Slipper Lobster, Avocado and Mayo Crostini

I was inspired to make these crostinis for lunch after seeing Gordon Ramsay's recipe for crayfish, avocado and mayo toasties in his cookbook "Fast Food".  I had to make some adaptations to suit the ingredients I had in my kitchen - we can't get hold of crayfish easily here in KL, so I used slipper lobster instead.

Slipper Lobster, Avocado & Mayo Crostini

I also made crostini instead of toasties. Crostini is an Italian appetizer, similar to bruschetta consisting of a small sliced of toasted or grilled bread with toppings. You can use baguette or any good quality rustic bread. I sliced the baguette and toasted it under a hot grill for a couple of minutes. The crunchy baguette is then topped with creamy avocado and mayo slipper lobster. I also decided to add quartered cherry tomatoes for colour and it also enhances the overall taste.

Lots of great textures and flavours in these little bites, certainly an enjoyable and quick to prepare meal. Great for a hot sunny afternoon.

We had some ebikko in the fridge, so topped it on some of the crostinis - I really liked it!

Slipper Lobster, Avocado and Mayo Crostini
Recipe by Baby Sumo, inspired by Gordon Ramsay's Fast Food
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 2 minutes
Serves 3-4

Ingredients
200g slipper lobster
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1/4 tsp truffle oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 ripe avocado
2 calamansi limes
1 French loaf, sliced at a diagonal 1cm thick

Optional toppings
4-5 cherry tomatoes, quartered
2-3 tsp ebikko (shrimp roe)

1. Bring a pot of water to the boil. Once boiling, lower to medium heat then add the slipper lobster and cook for about 1 minute, until cooked through. Remove from pot and plunge into a bowl of ice water for about 2 minutes. Once cooled, drain and chop the slipper lobster into bite-sized chunks.

2. Place slipper lobster in a bowl and add mayo and truffle oil. Season with salt and pepper and mix well.

3. To pit the avocado, first you need to find the stalk and remove it. Hold it horizontally, with a knife through the centre until you hit the seed then move the knife in a circular motion until you go all the away around. Twist the avocado halves in opposite direction and it will come apart easily into 2 halves. Sink the knife into the avocado seed and remove. Peel off skin. Squeeze calamansi lime juice all over to avoid discoloration. Chop the avocado into bite-sized chunks. Season with salt.

4. Arrange bread slices on a baking tray and place under hot grill for about 1-2 minutes, until lightly toasted.

5. To serve, top each piece of bread with avocado, followed by the slipper lobster. Garnish with cherry tomatoes. Serve immediately. You can also top with ebikko (optional).



Note: Original recipe uses crayfish and rustic white bread and served as toasties.

Nice and simple

Beautiful vibrant colours 

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