Lobster Potato Salad
Tender lobster, baby potatoes and crisp celery are tossed in a creamy mustard dressing for an easy lobster potato salad that’s elegant enough for company but simple enough for dinner.
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- 🔎 A quick look at this recipe
- ⭐️ Why this recipe works
- 🦞 Ingredients you need
- 📝 Ingredient notes
- 💡 Ingredient substitution ideas
- 👩🏻🍳 Here’s how you make this recipe
- 🤔 Recipe FAQs
- 🍽️ What to serve with this recipe
- Lobster Potato Salad
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If you’re looking for a lobster recipe that feels wonderfully luxurious without being complicated, this Lobster Potato Salad is about to become your new favorite.
Sweet chunks of lobster, tender baby potatoes, crunchy celery and a creamy mustard dressing come together in an elegant lobster potato salad that’s surprisingly simple to make. Perfect for summer evenings, special lunches or anytime you feel like treating yourself. 🥰
🔎 A quick look at this recipe
- What It Is: Sweet lobster, tender baby potatoes and crisp celery tossed in a creamy mustard dressing.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Servings: 2 servings
- Calories: 458
- Cooking Method: Stovetop
⭐️ Why this recipe works
- 🦞 Sweet lobster turns a simple potato salad into something extra special.
- 🥔 Baby potatoes stay creamy and tender while soaking up the flavorful dressing.
- 🥬 Crunchy celery and fresh chives keep every bite bright and fresh.
- 🥣 The sour cream and mustard dressing is rich without being heavy.
- ⏱ It’s surprisingly quick to make, especially if you buy steamed lobster.
Hello, lobster potato salad! Whether the temperatures are just starting to go up (hello summer!) or just starting to drop (goodbye summer!) in our house that means dinner salads are going to show up regularly on the menu.
And since potato salad and lobster in absolutely any form are two of my favorite things, I am officially declaring dinner salad season open with a combo of the two.
This version of lobster potato salad also features cheery crunchy celery, a handful of chives and a super easy sour cream mustard white wine dressing. Because when a dinner salad is on the menu, you want to do it in STYLE.
You also want to do it in a way that has you eating the lobster potato salad as soon as humanly possible, so this recipe is also nice and speedy.
🦞 Ingredients you need
📝 Ingredient notes
- 🦞 Lobster: Grocery stores will often steam whole lobsters for you, making this recipe incredibly easy.
- 🥔 Baby Potatoes: Their thin skins mean no peeling, and they cook quickly.
- 🥣 Sour Cream: Gives the dressing richness while keeping it lighter than mayonnaise.
- 🍷 White Wine: Adds brightness. If you’d rather skip it, use clam juice or a splash of water.
- 🌿 Capers: Tiny bursts of salty flavor that pair beautifully with seafood.
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👩🏻🍳 Here’s how you make this recipe
STEP 1: Start by simmering up a bunch of baby potatoes…because they are teeny this is only going to take about 15 or 20 minutes. A knife should slide into them easily – drain them and let them cool for a few minutes. If they are all super teeny you can leave them just as is, otherwise cut any bigger ones in half.
STEP 2: Meantime, you’ll obviously need some lobster. Personally, I avoid cooking my own lobsters whenever possible, and luckily this recipe works perfectly with lobsters your grocery store will steam for you – just ask them to steam up two of them for you, and you’ll leave with everything done but the shelling. Once you get the shells off, tear the lobster into chunks and cut up a few stalks of celery and a handful of chives.
STEP 3: Last stop is the dressing, which is a glorious mixture of sour cream, mustard, ground pepper and white wine. Put the lobster, potatoes and celery in a bowl, add the dressing, and use clean hands (the best salad tossers I know!) to gently mix everything together.
STEP 4: At this point you can go ahead and serve it, or you can hold it for a few hours in the fridge. One way or the other, give the salad a sprinkling of chives and capers right before you serve it.
🤔 Recipe FAQs
If you aren’t up to either steaming your own lobster or having your grocery store do it, you can use pre-cooked lobster meat, which you can sometimes find in the freezer section of your store. My favorite kind is from Cozy Harbor.
Yep! You may find that the dressing is okay without it – if you do want to loosen it up a little more, you can use clam juice or even a little water.
It sure can! As a matter of fact, letting it lounge around in the fridge for a few hours will only deepen the flavors. YUM!
You can, although sour cream gives this salad a lighter, tangier flavor.
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🍽️ What to serve with this recipe
A cool soup is always good with a salad, and we love this easy zucchini gazpacho, maybe with some grilled flatbread on the side? A peach upside down cake is the perfect dessert, and you can wash it all down with some strawberry lemonade.
That is one happiness-inducing salad, let me tell you. Whether you’re celebrating something special or simply celebrating the fact that it’s Tuesday, this lobster potato salad makes any meal feel just a little more festive. Let’s make a potato salad that’s dressed up for a special occasion!
Lobster Potato Salad
Lobster and potato salad is the perfect kick-off to summer dinner salad season!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Lunch
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1 pound baby potatoes, rinsed
- 2 lobsters, steamed, shelled and meat torn into bite size pieces
- 3 stalks celery, sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
- 1 tablespoons capers
For the dressing
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons mustard
- 1/8 cup white wine
- A grind or two of fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Put the potatoes in a pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Simmer until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain until cool enough to handle and then cut any bigger ones in half.
- Make dressing by combining all dressing ingredients. Thin with a little milk if needed.
- Place potatoes, lobster, celery and dressing in a mixing bowl. Mix gently with clean hands until well coated with dressing.
- At this point you can serve, or you can chill it down in the fridge for a few hours. Right before serving, garnish with chives and capers.
Notes
🦞 Lobster: Grocery stores will often steam whole lobsters for you, making this recipe incredibly easy.
🥔 Baby Potatoes: Their thin skins mean no peeling, and they cook quickly.
🥣 Sour Cream: Gives the dressing richness while keeping it lighter than mayonnaise.
🍷 White Wine: Adds brightness. If you’d rather skip it, use clam juice or a splash of water.
🌿 Capers: Tiny bursts of salty flavor that pair beautifully with seafood.
💫 Variations on this recipe
🦀 Swap in crab. Lump crab meat is a delicious substitute if lobster isn’t available.
🥑 Add avocado. Fold in diced avocado just before serving for extra creaminess.
🌿 Try different herbs. Fresh dill, tarragon or parsley all pair beautifully with lobster.
🥗 Serve it on greens. Spoon the salad over butter lettuce or arugula for an elegant lunch.
🍅 Add cherry tomatoes. Sweet tomatoes bring a pop of color and freshness.
🥒 Mix in extra crunch. Diced cucumber or thinly sliced radishes make a refreshing addition.
🥣 Use Greek yogurt. Substitute plain Greek yogurt for the sour cream for a tangier, lighter dressing.
🍋 Brighten it up. Add a little lemon zest or an extra squeeze of fresh lemon juice just before serving.
🥓 Make it extra indulgent. Sprinkle in a little crispy bacon for a fun lobster club-style twist.
😍 Other lobster recipes we love!
⭐️ We want to know what you think!
If you try this recipe, we would love to hear how it came out for you! I’d be super grateful if you could leave a star rating (you pick how many stars! 🌟 ) and your thoughts in the Comments section below.
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I am craving this salad so much – and it’s early in the morning! I think it would be perfect for supper on the hot nights of summer here in the south! I can’t wait to try it!
I think you are right – and I’ll be joining you up here in the north now that summer is finally arriving! :)