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Lobster Cocktail

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United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 6 ingredients

  1. 2 tablespoons tomato catsup
  2. 1 teaspoon salt
  3. 1 tablespoon chopped olives
  4. 1 tablespoon horse radish
  5. Cut
  6. 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Lemon juice High in vitamin C

    High in vitamin C · 39 mg per 100 g, 48% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemon juice, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. 2 tablespoons tomato catsup, 1 tablespoon horse radish, 1 tablespoon chopped olives, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt, and a few grains of cayenne or a little tabasco.
  2. Mix thoroughly and pour over the meat of a 2-lb.
  3. lobster, which has been cut in small pieces.
  4. Stand 1 hour.
  5. Serve cold in cocktail glasses, and just before serving sprinkle with powdered lobster coral.
  6. Canned lobster may be used if fresh cannot be procured.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board