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Lobster Mayonnaise

4 servings

Ingredients

• cooked lobster (as needed)
• vinegar (a little)
• oil (a little)
• pepper (a little)
• salt (a little)
• mayonnaise sauce (as needed)
• hard-boiled eggs (as needed)
• cucumber slices (as needed)
• capers (a little)
• lettuce hearts (as needed)
• aspic (as needed)

Instructions

1. Split the cooked lobsters, remove the meat, cut into clean pieces, and arrange in a mound on a round, flat dish; briefly marinate with vinegar, oil, pepper, and salt.
2. Meanwhile, prepare mayonnaise sauce and pour over the lobster meat.
3. Garnish with hard-boiled eggs, cucumber slices, capers, lettuce hearts, and aspic.
4. Canned lobster can also be used for this mayonnaise.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.