Lobster Salad

Molly53's Note:

A favorite summertime main-dish salad from the scenic Northeast. From the New England chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947. Chilling time not included in preparation time.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 4 cups lobsters , cooked
• ½ cup celery , diced
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8; teaspoon paprika
• ¼ cup oil-and-vinegar dressing , more as needed (French Dressing (Not Catalina Style), your own recipe or store bought)
• ½ cup mayonnaise (use a good quality, such as Hellman's)
• 1 egg , hard cooked and sliced
• salad greens
• capers , for garnish
• stuffed olives , sliced for garnish

Directions:

1. Cut lobster in small pieces and mix well with celery, salt and paprika.
2. Marinate in dressing and chill thoroughly.
3. Place salad greens on a chilled platter and pile the lobster in the center.
4. Cover with mayonnaise and garnish with egg, capers and olives.