🇧🇸 Bahamian Cuisine

Crawfish Salad

Spiny Lobster Salad

Prep Time 20 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Easy

Calories 224 kcal

Fresh Bahamian spiny lobster tossed with crisp vegetables and citrus dressing. A luxurious island appetizer.

Ingredients

4 spiny lobster tails, cooked and diced
1 cucumber, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 small red onion, finely diced
2 limes, juiced
1 orange, juiced
1 Scotch bonnet pepper, minced
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt to taste
Fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

1 Dice cooked lobster tails into bite-sized pieces.
2 Combine lobster with cucumber, bell pepper, and onion in a bowl.
3 Whisk together lime juice, orange juice, olive oil, and minced Scotch bonnet.
4 Pour dressing over salad and toss gently.
5 Season with salt. Garnish with fresh cilantro.
6 Refrigerate 15 minutes before serving.

Did You Know?

Bahamians call spiny lobster crawfish, and the season opens August 1st, marked by island-wide celebrations.