Thai-Flavored Lobster Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon gingerroot, fresh,chopped
6 tablespoons lemons, rind of, finely zested
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/4 lbs uncooked lobster meat, steamed or broiled,cut into chunks
1/4 cup cilantro, thinly sliced leaves
1/4 cup basil, thinly sliced
1 medium cucumber, thinly sliced
1/8 teaspoon table salt, to taste
1/8 teaspoon black pepper, to taste
4 leaves boston lettuce
1/2 small red onion, sliced

Preparation

Warm oil in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat; add ginger, saute 1 minute and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
Stir in zest, lemon juice, lobster, cilantro, basil and cucumber; season to taste with salt and pepper.
(Note: You can purchase already cooked lobster meat and skip steaming or broiling it.) Set a lettuce leaf on each of 4 plates.
Arrange salad on top and garnish with red onion.
Yields about 1 cup lobster salad per serving.