Recipe Ideas

• A lobster bisque or a more hardy lobster chowder makes a great dinner on a cold winter day. Chilled lobster meat in a salad of mixed greens, sliced oranges and onions makes a light dinner on a summer day when it is too hot to cook. Lobster makes a good ingredient for a pasta dish with cream sauce, or as the filling for ravioli. It works as a stuffing for salmon, cooked on the grill and, of course, as the featured ingredient in a traditional boiled lobster dinner.

Sides

• Crusty, buttered homemade bread taken steaming hot out of the oven goes with every one of these lobster dinner ideas. Because lobster is so rich, the sides that accompany a lobster dinner should be simple and light, like a baked potato, corn on the cob, green salad or steamed vegetables. For grilled, boiled and steamed lobster, serve clarified butter for dipping along with sliced lemon.

Beverages & Dessert

• Lobster goes well with the chilled white wines like Riesling and Chardonnay. For people who don't drink alcohol, serve mineral water, lemonade or iced tea. Make a very light dessert, like lemon sherbet, sliced fresh fruit or shortbread cookies.