Cucumber Cups Filled With Crab Appetizer |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is one of the easiest appetizers to make. It is so simple and can be made ahead of time. Ingredients:
english cucumber, unpeeled |
fresh herb (to garnish) |
1/4 cup fresh crab |
1 teaspoon fresh lime zest |
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice |
1 tablespoon green onion, sliced fine |
1/4 cup celery, diced fine |
1 tablespoon olive oil |
kosher salt |
cracked black pepper |
Directions:
1. Mix all the ingredients together, taste for seasoning; set aside. This can be covered and refrigerated for 1 day.
2. Cut the unpeeled cucumber into 1-1/2 thick slices; with the cucumber slice still laying on it's side, make a diagonal cut, now you have two diagonal cut pieces of cucumber.
3. Use a melon baller to make a small round hole in the center of the cucumber where the seeds are to make a cup; do not cut completely through to the other side.
4. Lightly salt each cucumber cup; place on a paper towel to drain. They can be refrigerated at this point and finished later.
5. When ready to serve remove the cucumber cups from the refrigerator and place a small amount of the crab mixture in the center of each round hole in the cucumber and serve; garnish with fresh herbs.
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