The Best Lobster Roll
Skip the overpriced restaurant version and make your own Lobster Roll recipe at home. A much more cost-effective way to enjoy this classic New England treat. Lightly dressed in lemon mayo and melted butter, served on a toasted roll and sprinkled with chives….Lobster Rolls are what summer is all about.
Maine Lobster Roll
I LOVE the beach. I, seriously, think I was born with sand between my toes. There’s nothing more relaxing to me than a beach vacation…..the food, the sand, the ocean and a good book. But mostly the food.
GIMME ALL THE SEAFOOD! The beach has the best seafood restaurants from steamed clams in a garlic butter sauce to tender crab cakes. There’s something for everyone but my personal favorite is the Lobster Roll. Simple, buttery and amazing.
What is a Lobster Roll?
A Lobster Roll is a sandwich traditionally found in New England made of a simple Lobster salad stuffed into a toasted roll and drizzled with butter.
They can be served cold, tossed with mayonnaise, or hot with drawn butter, but the more traditional Lobster roll is served simply with melted butter.
This easy Lobster Roll recipes is quick to prepare and uses common kitchen ingredients….other than the lobster, unless you’re super fancy like that.
It’s a great option for a fancy, not fancy dinner if you want to impress.
How to Make Them
This Lobster Roll recipe is super simple to make. Chopped lobster meat blended with a lemon-y mayonnaise dressing and served in a lightly toasted roll…it doesn’t get any easier than that.
I don’t want to overpower the flavorful lobster meat with tons of mayo….but I do drizzle the beauty with some melted butter. Okay, I drenched the sandwich with some melted butter. It was the right thing to do. Perfect Maine Lobster Rolls.
- Whisk together the mayonnaise with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
- Toss the lobster meat with the dressing and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a skillet and toast the rolls until golden brown.
- Fill the rolls with equal amounts of lobster meat and drizzle with melted butter.
- Sprinkle with chopped chives and serve immediately.
How heavenly does that look???
If you’re a fan of crab salad you may want to try these easy Crab Rolls, they’re equally delicious!
What kind of bread is used for Lobster Rolls?
While the normal hot dog rolls will do in a pinch, I like to search out the traditional top split, white bread hot dog rolls since that’s how New England Lobster Rolls are served.
Lightly toasted, these buns are the perfect companion to an authentic Lobster Roll recipe.
What sides to serve with Lobster Rolls?
Because the very best Lobster Rolls are fairly simple, I like to serve equally classic sides with my rolls.
Here are some reader favorites:
- Classic Cole Slaw recipe….so New England!
- Basil Parmesan Corn on the Cob
- Easy Grilled Garlic Potatoes in Foil
- The BEST Creamy Cucumber Salad
- Award Winning Macaroni Salad
- Easy Smashed Potato Salad
More Easy Lobster Recipes
If you love Lobster Rolls as much as I do, then I know you’ll love this Lobster Thermidor and this to die for Lobster bisque OR this easy Lobster Mac and Cheese.….OR you can host a big bash and serve them this amazing salad.
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Get the Recipe: Lobster Roll Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 1-1 1/2 pound lobsters, steamed and meat removed (about 3 cups lobster meat)
- 2 tablespoons good quality mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- kosher salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- 4 New England Style hot dog rolls, you can use regular if you can’t find New England style
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
Instructions
- Chop the tail into bite sized pieces and place in a large bowl with the claw and leg meat.
- Whisk the mayonnaise and lemon juice in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste. Gently toss the dressing with the lobster meat and set aside.
- Heat a medium skillet over medium heat and add two tablespoons of butter. Toast the outside of the hot dog roll in the skillet until golden brown. Flip and toast the reverse side. Repeat with remaining rolls.
- Open each roll and fill with 1/4 of the lobster salad. Drizzle 1 tablespoon melted butter over each roll and top with 1 tablespoon chives. Serve immediately.
52 Comments on “The Best Lobster Roll”
What a light and delicious dish for summer. Wish I could dig into one right now.
Thanks!
I am seriously so in love with this post. I can’t WAIT to make these!!!
So easy! It’s silly.
I love these classic lobster rolls, perfect for summer! 🙂
Thanks, Jenn!
I used to live on the coast of Maine…and boy do I miss these!
I’d love to visit Maine, I never make it up that far.
I have actually never tried lobster before! But these rolls look delicious! I too love a week at the beach with a good book(s)!
Never a better time to try than now! 🙂
I’ve never had lobster rolls but I would love to try them
If you like lobster, you will love these!
These look perfect! I had one recently from a “famous” Lobster Roll truck (in another state) and not so good! Yours look better by a mile!
Well, if we ever get together…I will make you one! 🙂
Shades of the Northeast. Love it!
🙂
No skimping on filling here! These look delicious!
Nothing worse than a skimpy lobster roll!
My favorite summer beach treat!! I remember the delicious ones we had when my husband was stationed in Maine with the Navy years ago. Yum.
They’re my favorite too!
“Good quality mayo” – haha! I just had to chuckle a little. I love that you included that in the recipe 🙂 The lobster rolls look GREAT!! I don’t think I ever had lobster rolls so I will have to try your recipe!!
I watched the 50 shades trailer last night… not too impressed. I read the first 50 pages of the first book and was just bored lol! The style of writing… not my cup of tea. Funny story – my husbands aunt gave me her copy. Aaaawkard 😉
Oh that IS aaawwkard Rose!
Agh! That’s a bit uncomfortable! 🙂
It looks absolutely delicious and your cole slaw looks fabulous too! I love living in RI and enjoy “lobsta” rolls without the bun. 🙂
I eat a lot of rolls without the roll too. Carbs are not kind to me. 🙂
I have always wanted to try lobster rolls but have yet to. Yours look delicious, I think I just might have to try them soon now. I also have never read Fifty Shades, despite many of my friends telling me to, it’s just not my thing. I probably won’t see the movie either but I don’t see many movies now a days with a 2 1/2 year old and a 2 month old at home 🙂
It’s not my thing either….I’d rather read David Leibovitz’s new cookbook. 🙂
I haven’t read the book…but know it’s very popular! LOVE these rolls…they scream of summer!!
I have read it. It was terrible, but it still hooked me in. And yes, I’ll see the movie. The husband made me go see Die Hard on Valentine’s Day two years ago. It’s payback time. 😉
This lobster roll looks great. I was just thinking the other day how it’s a shame I haven’t had one yet this summer.
I have never had a lobster roll, but I’ve always wanted too. Looks like I don’t have an excuse anymore. 😀
This is a great looking lobster roll, yowsa!
My dad was from the east coast and loved lobster. He would have gone crazy for these. So gorgeous.
Recipie looks great and the story is fantastic. I can top a previous comment. My soon to be mother in law had me read the books when we visited one time. As a picky New Englander, technically these are classic lobster salad rolls. Classic lobster rolls are just lobster and butter on a hot dog roll. Sorry you never grow out of the CT/ME lobster roll rivalry even when you move out to the midwest. 🙂
The lobster rolls look fantastic with the chive sprinkled on top! If you’re ever in a pinch for lobster meat, you can always go with frozen Claw and Knuckle meat. We think knuckle meat is the sweetest part of the lobster
Thank you!
Have you read 50 shades of chicken? Great cookbook by FL Fowler. You read the recipes in the privacy of your kitchen. Reads like fifty shades of grey with its touchy feely seductive prose.
The recipes are incredible. Tasty and succulent
I haven’t read it but it sounds like something I’d love! Better beach reading. 🙂
I would love to try your recipe! We live in New England and there’s lobster everywhere and whenever we have lobster roll, I want some more! Now I can make as much as I want at home!
I hope you love it! New England is like Lobster country! LOL!
I’m basically obsessed with these.
They’re my favorite thing EVER!
This looks fantastic! Beautiful photography, as well!
These are seriously so good – and so easy! Cant wait to make again!
My favorite!!!
This turned out fabulous. We gobbled them up so fast!!
I’ve always wanted to make lobster rolls at home but have always been too intimated to try. Such a great recipe!.
These are one of my favorite things to eat in the summer! I love how packed they are too!
We love lobster rolls! These are fantastic!
Only a savage puts chive on a lobster roll
I’m a savage (yeah)
Classy, bougie, ratchet (yeah) 🙂
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