Thinking about New Year's Eve...Pesto, Pea and Lobster Salad

This recipe (minus the lobster) was first posted on Oct.6, '09. (It can be found in the October archive....look left). Adding seafood to the top of the pesto/pea salad makes it special enough to serve on a big night like New Year's Eve. Many grocery stores and fish stores sell pre-cooked lobster; if used, this will make your life much tidier. Lobster is a very rich meat so you don't need to overload the salad. Crab would be a great salad-topper as well.

Editorial note: My sister-in-law, who made the salad you see in the photo above, recently told me that a friend of hers had made the original pesto/pea salad recipe and added pomegranate seeds, which made the whole thing very seasonal and festive.