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Italian Lobster Pasta

by TheTasteEdit July 14, 2016

Take a walk on the beach with The Taste Edit at The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, inspiring us to make an easy lobster pasta recipe from the Amalfi Coast.

The best lobster pasta recipe like an Amalfi Coast lobster pasta is super easy to make. Serve with Alessi spoons

We spent our fifth wedding anniversary on the Amalfi Coast a few years ago, and one of our hotels had the most amazing lobster and martini bar. Their lobster pasta is one of the most memorable dinners from our trip. During our weekend at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, we went out early in the morning for a walk on the beach. It was cold and windy, and the tide was quickly coming in. For some reason, Clayton was immediately inspired to make a lobster pasta. I texted our friend Andi at Water2Table fish company and asked for a few lobster culls (we get these imperfect ones for things like pasta). They were waiting for us at our house when we got home.

We always like to get cooking the lobster out of the way as soon as possible. It’s no one’s favorite task, but we’ve detailed how to steam a lobster here. For the lobster pasta, we only wanted the meat and the heads, so we picked all the meat out of the lobster tail and claws and squeezed it out of the legs (rolling over them with a rolling pin is the easiest way to get the meat from legs). We rinsed the heads under running water and put everything in the refrigerator in a hotel pan until we were ready to finish the pasta.

The beach at The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay ocean breaking on rocks

The Taste Edit tosses the best lobster pasta in a bowl. An easy lobster pasta recipe that reminds us of the Amalfi Coast.

Once the lobster is cleaned, the hardest part is out of the way. To finish the rest of the dish, we crushed two Italian red chilis in our Alessi chili crusher and minced three cloves of garlic (we use a chef’s knife like this or this) and cut 1 cup of cherry tomatoes in half (for this it’s safer to use a utility knife like this or this). Once everything is prepped, it comes together really quickly.

Tossing the best lobster pasta with alessi tongs

The Taste Edit makes the best lobster pasta with cherry tomatoes and hot Italian peppers.

To serve, we kept things simple with large white bowl and our Alessi pasta tongs. Pair the lobster pasta with a crisp Sauvignon Blanc or Rossese. We can’t wait to make it again!