Alba Lobster Pasta
Fresh local lobster is a Maldivian specialty, and the chefs at Alba like to pay tribute to this most luxurious of ingredients with this elegant pasta dish. INGREDIENTS Fresh pasta, such as fettuccine or spaghetti, 6oz Lobster meat, cut into cubes, 3oz Garlic, finely chopped, 1 clove Red onion, finely chopped, 1 piece Thyme Butter, 2 tablespoons Cream, 2 fl oz A splash of white wine Cherry tomatoes, halved, ¼ cup Basil julienne Extra virgin olive oil Salt, pepper METHOD 1. Heat up the frying pan and add some extra virgin olive oil and sauté the garlic and onion. Add the lobster meat and season it with salt, pepper, thyme. Sauté until the lobster is almost fully cooked and set aside. 2. Boil the fresh pasta in salt water until it’s al dente. 3. In the meantime, heat up a large saucepan with extra virgin olive oil, garlic and onion. Add the white wine and let it reduce before adding some cream. Then add the lobster into the sauce to warm it up. 4. Add the pasta to the sauce with the lobster and mix well before stirring in the cherry tomato, butter, basil julienne and seasoning again if necessary. 5. Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil over the pasta and garnish with fresh basil leaves.
Alba
The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort’s signature restaurant serves contemporary Italian cuisine in sophisticated surroundings. Open all day, each table faces out onto the pristine beachfront by the resort’s main pool, and an open kitchen reveals the chefs in their element.
Alba is located by the hotel’s graceful infinity pool, with tables indoors and outdoors offering glorious views of the Indian Ocean
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