Grilled Lobster With Basil Mayonnaise

Total Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 1/2 cups basil leaves, stripped from stock
• 3/4 cup sunflower oil
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 freshly killed lobsters, cut in half lengthways and cleaned

Recipe

• 1 for basil oil, place basil leaves in a bowl and pour boiling water over them, leave for approximately 30 seconds until they turn a brighter green. drain adn refresh under cold running water, drain again and squeeze dry with paper towel. place in a food processor and add both oils and process to a purée.
• 2 line sieve wih cheese cloth and set it over a deep bowl. pour basil and oil purée and leave undisturbed for 1 hour, or until all the oils have filtered through into the bowl. the solids left behind in the sieve can now be discarded.
• 3 combine mayonnaise wih a splash of basil oil. add dion mustard, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. cover well and chill until needed. note: remainder of basil can be used wih pizza, pasta, grill fish or grill shrimp.
• 4 preheat grill to 350°f.
• 5 if you have to kill the lobster yourself, freeze the loster for 2 hours, before placing them into a pot of salted boiling for water for only 2 minutes. remove the lobster and plunge them into cold water to refresh. cut them in half, remove the stomach sac from behnd the eyes.
• 6 brush basil oil over the cut side of each lobster half. place cut side down on grill, cover and grill for 8 minutes, or until they are cooked through.
• 7 serve grilled lobster with basil oil mayonnaise.