PEI Lobster Rice Bowl with Avocado and Sriracha-Lime Mayonnaise

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp Sriracha (or your favourite hot sauce)
  • 1 tsp Lime Juice
  • 3 cups Sticky Rice, cooked
  • 2 each Avocados, pits removed & sliced ¼” thick
  • 1 cup Cucumber, chopped
  • 1/2 cup Carrots, thinly sliced
  • 1 each Bell Pepper, sliced
  • 2 (1.25 lb) PEI Lobsters, meat cooked & chopped*
  • Sesame Seeds, to garnish- as needed
  • Lime Wedges, to garnish- as needed
  • Fresh Cilantro, to garnish- optional

Directions:

Sriracha-Lime Mayonnaise:
1. Place mayonnaise, sriracha, and lime juice into a bowl; stir well to combine. Refrigerate until ready to use.

To assemble:
1. Portion the first five ingredients around the perimeter of four shallow bowls.
2. Top each bowl with lobster and drizzle with sriracha-lime mayonnaise.
3. Garnish bowls with sesame seeds, lime wedges, and fresh cilantro.

Note:
*Two (1 ¼ lb.) lobsters yield approximately 280 grams or 2 cups of cooked lobster meat.
-Rice bowls can be served with hot or cold rice depending on your preference.

Do You Know Lobster?

Once inside a trap lobsters can never get out.

False – Lobsters Often Escape

Lobsters will often get out of traps - that is part of the design. Traps are built to allow undersize lobster to exit easily. Plus an escape hatch is made of biodegradable twine in case the trap is lost at sea. Adult lobsters will also escape traps at times; it is just more difficult.