Baby Lobster Rolls

Here's an elegant appetizer that you should serve at an elegant dinner party or some other "dress up" occasion... Or just fix up a batch and sit on the couch! A bumper catch of lobster has prices at very low levels...so indulge.


Baby Lobster Rolls
Makes 16 appetizers.


8 slices dense white bread (like Pepperidge Farm) or 16 brioche buns
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 medium cucumber with half the peel removed in stripes and sliced into 16 paper-thin slices
1 cup cooked lobster meat
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
1 tablespoon green onion, thinly sliced
Salt and pepper to taste


Mix lobster, mayonnaise, tarragon, green onions and seasonings.


Use a small cookie cutter to cut sixteen bread rounds.


Brush both sides of the bread and toast them under a broiler until golden on both sides, turning once. Set aside and let cool.


Place a slice of cucumber on each round and top with a tablespoon of the lobster mixture.


Food/Wine Pairing: Lobster? Champagne or another of your favorite sparkling wines of course...