Chesapeake Bay Crab Meat Shells

Chesapeake Bay Crab Meat Shells

Ingredients:

1 pound lump crab meat

2 slices bread, trimmed and crumbled

1 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon dry mustard

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Dash of Tabasco sauce, or more

Cracker crumbs

Butter

Lemon wedges

Chopped fresh parsley


Directions:

Combine first 7 ingredients and fill greased seafood shells. Top with cracker crumbs and dot with butter.

Heat in a 350 degrees F oven for 30 minutes. Serve each with a lemon wedge and sprinkle with parsley.

Serves 4.

Crab Stuffed Avocado’s

Crab Stuffed Avocado’s

Ingredients:

1 pound cooked, chilled, rinsed and picked over fresh crabmeat

1 cup mayonnaise

1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning

1 cup chopped celery

1/4 cup sweet pickle relish

1/2 cup chopped scallions

2/3 cup sliced almonds

2 or 3 avocados

Directions:

Place the crabmeat in a paper towel-lined bowl. Allow to stand for 15 minutes. Remove paper towel. Mix mayonnaise, lemon pepper, celery, pickle relish and almonds together.

Gently toss with crabmeat. Slice avocado in 2 around the seed. Split and remove seed and  discard. Fill seed hole and tops of avocado with crab mixture. Serve immediately.

Serves 4 to 6.