A fresh and delicate crab snow tartinade, perfect for serving as an appetizer or aperitif.
Ingredients
- Snow crab meat cooked and drained
- Mayonnaise
- Lemon juice
- Grated lemon zest
- Freshly chopped chives
- Freshly chopped dill
- Finely chopped red onion
- Sweet hot sauce, optional
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- Croutons or endive leaves for serving
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the mayonnaise, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper.
- Add the snow crab meat, chives, anise, celery, red onion, and hot sauce if desired.
- Mix gently to keep visible pieces of crab in the spread.
- Refrigerate for 20 minutes to slightly firm up the texture and allow flavors to meld.
- Serve cold with crackers, croutons, or endive leaves.
- Note: For a lighter texture, replace some of the mayonnaise with a little mashed avocado.
