Saturday, July 2, 2011

Tea Sandwich Saturday #27 - Zesty Crab Salad Stars

After making a seafood dish the other day I had a cup of crabmeat left over, so guess what's in my tea sandwich this week?

It's an easy Crab Salad I thought would be perfect for star-shaped tea sandwiches in honor of the upcoming July 4th holiday! Here I used two different sizes of star cutters to make a cut-out on the top piece of bread so the crab meat would show.

I did the same thing here, only I filled in the star with pimientos to add color.

And for this one, I cut a small star shape out of the white bread and filled it in with the same size star cut from wheat bread. These take very little effort and add a little variety to the plate.

And now here's the recipe!

Zesty Crab Salad

1 cup cooked crabmeat
1 celery rib
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon lime juice
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (or to taste)
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Place chunks of celery in food processor and pulse finely. Add crabmeat and pulse a few times more, just until blended since the crabmeat is already very tender. Pour into a small bowl, add remaining ingredients and combine well. Yields 1 cup of sandwich spread. Also good as a dip!







9 comments:

  1. The crab salad sandwiches are really pretty and the recipe sounds delicious.

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  2. What a festive way to celebrate the 4th! Love the red stars on the blue and white plate.

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  3. Now these are exceptional! Who gets to eat them??

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  4. What a wonderful addition to any tea table. The sandwiches look as delicious as they are pretty! Many thanks for sharing the recipe.

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  5. The star shapes are perfect for the holiday. And the crab spread sounds wonderful.

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  6. Love this recipe, Angela! The photos are beautiful too. Happy Fourth of July to you & yours,
    Joanie

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  7. This looks so fun to have variety on the tea plate and also sounds good too.

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  8. Your crabby stars are just perfect
    for a patriotic plate! Made a mental note to make them for DAR !

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