Crab & basil bites

Name: Crab & basil bites
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 2 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tbsp chives, snapped; 12 basil leaves, chopped; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp pastis, or Pernot; 1/8 tsp pepper; 1/8 tsp salt; 250 g Dungeness crabmeat, about 3/4 cup; 15 crackers, or flatbread, cut into squares; 6 radishes, cut into matchsticks

Prep Time10 mins
Total Time10 mins
Makes15 Appetizers

Ingredients

2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp chives, snapped
12 basil leaves, chopped
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp pastis, or Pernot
1/8 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp salt
250 g Dungeness crabmeat, about 3/4 cup
15 crackers, or flatbread, cut into squares
6 radishes, cut into matchsticks

Instructions

Stir mayo with chives, basil, lemon juice, pastis, salt and pepper in a medium bowl until combined. Gently stir in crabmeat until well coated. Mixture will keep well, refrigerated, up to 2 hours.
Stir crab mixture well just before serving. Top each cracker with about 1 tbsp crab mixture. Scatter a few radish sticks overtop.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 33, Protein 3g, Carbohydrates 1g, Fat 2g, Sodium 88mg.

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Dinner appetizer No Cook lunch seafood