Crab and Basil Sandwiches
Created by ImPat on November 9, 2014
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 0m
- Recipe #15737
Ingredients
- 4 small cucumbers (Lebanese)
- 1/3 cup basil leaves
- 1 cup mayonnaise (good quality)
- 1 shallot (small diced finely)
- 1/2 chili (red deseeded and finely chopped)
- 600 grams crab (cooked, blue swimmer)
- 1 lime (zest and juice of)
- 12 white bread slices
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
How to Make
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Step 1: Using a mandolin, a food processor with a fine slice attachment or sharp knife, thinly slice cucumber lengthwise around seeds and then discard core.
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Step 2: Combine basil, mayonnaise, shallot, chilli, crab and lime zest and juice to taste.
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Step 3: Lightly butter each piece of bread and top 6 slices of bread with filling, place cucumber flat over each piece, and then sandwich with the remaining bread.
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Step 4: Trim crusts and cut each sandwich into three fingers to make 18 fingers and serve.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (313.7 g)
- Calories 355.3
- Total Fat - 14 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.1 g
- Cholesterol - 75.2 mg
- Sodium - 1111.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 33.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.3 g
- Sugars - 4.3 g
- Protein - 23.4 g
- Calcium - 86.3 mg
- Iron - 4.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 31.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg