Martí Serdà Masia d’Or Brut Nature

Grower: Martí Serdà
Grape Variety: Macabeo / Xarelo / Parellada
Style: Citrus and Fresh
Country: Spain
Appellation: Penedés
Vintage: NV
Closure: CORK
Alcohol: 11.5% ABV
Bottle Size: 75cl

Lobster and Mango Salad with a Beurre Noisette

Cooking Time: 00 hrs 30 mins (approx.)
Number of Servings: 2

INGREDIENTS

For the orange zest salad //

½ orange, zest removed and cut into very fine strips, flesh segmented
250g/9oz mixed salad leaves (such as rocket, frissée, watercress, nasturtium or dandelion)
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp Moscatel vinegar
2 tbsp rapeseed oil

For the lobster and mango //

1x 550g/1lb 4oz precooked lobster
100g/3½oz butter
salt
1 lemon, juice only
1 mango, peeled, stoned and sliced
mustard cress, to garnish

1. For the orange zest salad, blanch the strips of zest in boiling water three times to remove the bitterness.
2. Drain the zest thoroughly and set aside on kitchen paper.
3. Mix the salad leaves with the orange segments. Set aside.
4. For the lobster and mango, blanch the lobster in boiling salted water, two minutes for the tails and three minutes for the claws.
5. Remove the lobster meat from the shells, cut the tail in half and remove the claws.
6. In a pan, warm the butter until foaming, drop in the lobster and heat through, basting all the time.
7. Season, to taste, with salt and lemon juice.
8. Remove the lobster from the pan and add the mango slices to the butter.
9. Cook until the mango is soft and warm. Reserve the butter.
10. For the orange zest salad, place the zest in a small frying pan with the sugar.
11. Heat until the sugar is caramelised and coats the zest.
12. Set aside to cool slightly, them mix with the vinegar and oil.
13. Pour over the salad leaves and toss to coat.
14. Place the dressed salad in the centre of serving plates with the lobster around the side and mango on top.
15. Drizzle the butter over and garnish with mustard cress.