Lobster and Pineapple Salad with Basil and Mint

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 1 1/4-lb live lobsters
• 1 small shallot
• 1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce
• ¼ cup peanut or vegetable oil
• 2 firm-ripe baby pineapples
• 1 serrated grapefruit knife
• + 8 more ingredients
• • 1 teaspoon fresh serrano chile
  • 2 tablespoons fresh basil
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 3 tablespoons fresh mint
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Plunge lobsters headfirst into an 8-quart pot of boiling salted water . Loosely cover pot and cook lobsters over moderately high heat 9 minutes from the time they enter water, then transfer with tongs to sink to cool. Remove meat from claws, joints, and tails. Discard (or save for another use) to...

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