5 from 32 votes
Summer Lobster Pasta
Summer Lobster Pasta combines succulent lobster tail meat with pasta tossed in a sauce of olive oil, shallots, garlic, cherry tomatoes, white wine, butter, and fresh basil. The resulting dish blends sweet seafood flavors with bright acidity and a slight kick from red pepper flakes, offering a satisfying texture contrast between tender lobster and al dente pasta.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
6
people
Calories:
471 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 4 lobster tails 8oz-10oz each, (or 1 pound cooked lobster meat)
- 1 pound pasta
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 shallot finely diced, large
- 6 garlic minced, cloves
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 cups cherry tomato halved
- ½ cup white wine dry
- 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
- salt Kosher salt and freshly cracked
- black pepper Kosher salt and freshly cracked
- 2 basil torn or roughly chopped, handfuls
- 1 lemon zested and juice
Instructions
- If using whole lobsters, cook them in boiling water for 6-8 minutes until bright red. Remove from boiling water, cool completely and remove the meat from tail, claws and knuckles, and chop into large chunks.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook pasta.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and cook for 1 minute, until fragrant. Add garlic and red pepper and cook for 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and season generously with salt and pepper, let cook until the tomatoes start to burst. Add the white wine and cook until reduced. Add lobster meat and butter, stir to coat, and cook for 1 minute, then turn off heat.
- When pasta is al dente, drain it and add to skillet, and season with salt and pepper. Toss well and transfer to a large serving platter. Add basil, lemon zest and lemon juice and toss once more and serve immediately.
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Notes
- Cooking whole fresh lobsters enhances flavor but requires extra preparation time.
Nutrition Information
Calories
471kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
63g
(21%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Trans Fat
0.2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
64mg
(21%)
Sodium
197mg
(8%)
Potassium
448mg
(10%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
472IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
22mg
(24%)
Calcium
74mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 471
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 471kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 63g | 21% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 64mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 197mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 448mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 472IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 22mg | 24% |
| Calcium | 74mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.