Eat The Season - Crab

Crab Croissants

Makes 6 servings

Prep: 30 minutes

Shopping List:

• 350 gr or 12 ounces cooked and flaked blue crabmeat
• 160 ml or 2/3 cup blue cheese salad dressing
• 80 ml or 1/3 cup light mayonnaise
• 110 gr or 1 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
• 165 gr or 1 cup minced onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 large tomato, diced
• salt and pepper to taste
• 55 gr or 1/2 cup grated Asiago cheese
• 6 plain croissants, split in half

TO MAKE:

1. In a medium bowl, mix together the crabmeat, blue cheese dressing, mayonnaise, bread crumbs, onion, and garlic.
2. Gently fold in tomato, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Asiago cheese can be folded into the mixture, or sprinkled over the top when serving.
4. Spread about 1/2 cup of the mixture on half of each croissant, and top with the other halves.

Note 1: For those who don’t want to spend the money on fresh crab, you can use canned crabmeat, drain and flake it really well.
Note 2: You can substitute the Asiago with Swiss cheese.

ENJOY !

Amount Per Serving
Calories: 667
Total Fat: 42g
Cholesterol: 124mg
Sodium: 1221mg
Total Carbs: 45.5g
Dietary Fiber: 3.2g
Protein: 23.9g

PDF of this recipe: 04-1_Eat_The_Season_Crab