Duo of Lobster & Albacore, Citrus Lobster Salad with shaved fresh Hearts of Palm and Micro Green, with an Albacore Tartare on a Celery Root and Apple Salad
By Chef Roland Passot,
La Folie Restaurant, San Francisco, CA

Serves: 4

Tartare Ingredients:
3 oz. Celery Root
3 oz. Apple
6 oz. Albacore
4 tspn. Golden White Fish Caviar
1 tbls. Chives
1/4 tspn. Salt
1/4 tspn. Pepper
1-1/2 tbls. Lime Vinaigrette
2 tspn. Olive Oil

Procedure:
1. Julienne the apple and celery root (squeeze juice of 1/2 lemon over apples to prevent it from turning brown). Dice the albacore (keep refrigerated). Chop the chives. Place the apple, celery root, chives, salt and pepper in a bowl, add the vinegar and mix well.

2. In a separate bowl, toss the albacore, olive oil, and chives. Season with salt and pepper. Place the apple, celery root mixture in the bottom of a mold and pack it in well. Place the albacore on top of the apple and celery root making sure that the top is flat. Put a teaspoon of golden white fish caviar on top and smooth out.

Lobster Salad Ingredients:
1 each Lobster Tail
4 each Lobster Claws
1-1/2 oz. Hearts of Palm
1 cup Micro Greens
1-1/5 tbls. Vinaigrette
TT Salt and Pepper

Optional:
1. If purchasing one whole lobster, split each claw in half creating 4 pieces of claw meat.

2. Split the tails and cut in half. Season with salt, pepper and olive oil. In a bowl, mix the hearts of palm with the micro greens, add the vinaigrette and season with salt and pepper.

Kaffiir Lime Cream Ingredients:
1/4 each Apple
1 each Shallot
4 Kaffir Lime Leaves
1/3 cup Heavy Cream
TT Salt and Pepper

Procedure:
Sweat the shallots and apple, add the lime leaves and cream. On low heat, let it reduce by one third. Cool and whip until it firms up a bit and develops some body.

Lime Vinaigrette Ingredients:
4 tbls. Lime Juice
2 tbls. Champagne Vinegar
1 tbls. Honey
1/4 cup Olive Oil

Procedure:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

Optional:
If fresh hearts of palm are not available, shaved artichoke hearts can be substituted. Julliened fennel can also be substituted for the celery root in this dish.

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