Name: Warm Lobster Wrap with Avocado
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 burrito-sized wraps; 1 avocado, pitted, peeled and sliced; 2 teaspoons unsalted butter; 1 lobster, cooked and meat picked out; pinch or two of kosher salt; 2 slices romaine lettuce; 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes

Easy to make and packed with flavor, this Warm Lobster Wrap with Avocado is a lovely lunch to enjoy with a friend.

A wrap sandwich sits on a white and blue plate. Visible inside the wrap is green avocado, mostly white lobster, green lettuce and green basil.

There’s a misconception that those who live in Maine eat lobster every meal of the day. Sometimes I wonder if people picture us cracking open shells with our morning coffee or keeping private lobster tanks in our kitchens.

Of course, we could eat lobster for every meal if we wanted to. Lobster Benedict is a lovely treat. Lobster Salad, Lobster Poke Bowls and of course the class lobster dipped in drawn butter are wonderful too. And then there’s Lobster Newberg, Lobster Risotto, Lobster Stuffed Mushrooms, Lobster Stuffing and Lobster Fried Rice.

Heck, if you dine out, you will find so many ways lobster is incorporated into meals too. Lobster ice cream, anyone?

But even in Maine, lobster is a pricey treat for special occasions. Sure, it’s less pricey than elsewhere, but that still doesn’t make it an everyday thing — or something that everyone wants to enjoy. And, not to mention, taking the meat out of a lobster is not the easiest task. It takes patience and time and willingness to get messy.

If you are willing to do so, consider the possibilities. If you were to, say, make a couple lobster and pick them clean, you could save that meat (freeze it even) and defrost it when you are ready to dig into something delightful. Something that celebrates the lobster without using an entire stick of butter. Something that will be so satisfying.

A collection of ingredients sit on a countertop including a bag of basil, a carton of cherry tomatoes, a whole avocado, a bag of lobster meat, a hunk of butter and a green wrap set on a plate. There's a bag of lettuce too.

Warm, buttery lobster. Cool creamy avocado. Juicy, sweet tomatoes. Crisp lettuce. Bright basil. There’s so much to enjoy in this easy, decadent Warm Lobster Wrap with Avocado. There’s so much to enjoy here.

On a green wrap set on a white and blue plate, avocado slices are arranged with white and red lobster meat on top.

The key to this divine lobster wrap is the layering of flavors and textures. Soft avocado and lobster meet crisp lettuce and juicy tomatoes. The variety is what elevates the mouthfeel and makes this a total treat.

But don’t just take my word for it. Make your own Warm Lobster Wrap with Avocado today. Or whenever you’re up for picking a lobster clean for a good meal.

Yield: 2 servings

Warm Lobster Wrap with Avocado

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

2 burrito-sized wraps
1 avocado, pitted, peeled and sliced
2 teaspoons unsalted butter
1 lobster, cooked and meat picked out
pinch or two of kosher salt
2 slices romaine lettuce
1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes

Instructions

Lay the wraps on plates or a cutting board. Top each with half of the avocado.
Chop the lobster meat into bite-sized pieces.
In a small saute pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the lobster meat. Season with salt. Heat, stirring for 3-5 minutes, until warm. Divide evenly among the wraps.
Top each wrap with half of the lettuce and half of the tomatoes.
Tuck the ends of the wraps in and roll to seal. Cut each wrap in half.
Enjoy immediately.