Thai-flavored lobster salad

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 4 cups

• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon gingerroot , fresh,chopped
• 6 tablespoons lemons, rind of , finely zested
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 ¼ lbs uncooked lobster meat , steamed or broiled,cut into chunks
• ¼ cup cilantro , thinly sliced leaves
• ¼ 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
• ½ small red onion , sliced

Directions:

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