How to Make a Realistic Vegan Lobster Roll
This vegan lobster roll is as realistic as one can get! It is seafood marinated hearts of palm stuffed in a hoagie roll with butter lettuce. It's easy and quick to make and incredibly delicious!
Ingredients
- Two 14 ounce(NET WT.) cans whole hearts of palm, drained and rinsed off well and cut into 1/2 inch round pieces
- 2 tbsp vegan butter
Seafood Marinade
- Two 0.81 ounce sheets nori
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp mellow white miso paste
- 1 tsp old bay seasoning
Lobster Salad Mix
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp vegan mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup celery, small diced
- 1/4 cup fresh chives, minced
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp old bay seasoning
- 1/4 tsp celery salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
For One Sandwich You Will Need
- 1 hoagie roll
- 2 tbsp vegan butter, plus more for drizzling on top of the final sandwich, if desired
- 3 pieces butter lettuce
- 1/2 batch vegan lobster roll filling
- 1 chive, cut in half for garnish
- old bay seasoning, for garnish
Instructions
Seafood Marinade
- If you have a coffee grinder, tear apart the nori sheets and stuff them inside the coffee grinder. Grind them until they are in fine powder form. Then dump the nori powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl and stir it with the rest of the seafood marinade ingredients.
- If you do not own a coffee grinder, you can add all of the seafood ingredients into a small blender and blend until completely smooth. OR, you can finely chop the nori sheets by hand and then stir it with the rest of the seafood marinade ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
- Now, add the cut hearts of palm into the seafood marinade and toss the two together to coat the hearts of palm evenly. Press a piece of plastic wrap directly on top and let the mixture marinate in the refrigerator for two hours, if possible.
Lobster Salad Mix
- When the hearts of palm have finished marinating, combine all of the lobster salad mix ingredients in another medium-sized mixing bowl. Set aside.
How to Cook the Vegan Lobster
- Place a large saute pan over medium heat. Once hot, add in two tablespoons of vegan butter.
- After the vegan butter has melted, add the marinated hearts of palm into the pan. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Allow the hearts of palm mixture to cool down for about two minutes, and then scrape it into the bowl of the lobster salad mix. Stir well to combine evenly.
How to Assemble One Lobster Roll
- Cut a slit through the top of your hoagie roll.
- Place a large saute pan over medium heat. Once hot, melt two tablespoons of vegan butter. Then, place the hoagie roll inside face down, and rub it around to coat it in the melted butter evenly. Toast the roll until the inside is slightly golden brown and crispy.
- To assemble the lobster roll, place the butter lettuce inside the toasted roll, followed by roughly half of the lobster filling, a drizzle of melted vegan butter, a sprinkling of old bay seasoning, and a chive cut in half. Enjoy!
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