Souffléed Crab-Meat Canapés

Total Time
35 minutes
Rating
3(8)
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Ingredients

Yield:12 large canapés or 36 small hors d'oeuvres
  • 6slices country bread, ½-inch thick
  • 2large eggs, separated
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • ½teaspoon salt
  • tablespoons pesto, homemade or bought
  • 6tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • ¾pound lump crab meat
  • Paprika
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place rack in center of oven. Lightly toast bread and place on foil-lined baking sheet.

  2. Step 2

    Place egg yolks, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, the salt and ½ tablespoon pesto in food processor or bowl. While processing or whisking constantly, slowly drizzle in olive oil; continue mixing until thickened to a mayonnaise. Transfer to a clean bowl and mix in crab meat. Stir in remaining lemon juice.

  3. Step 3

    In another bowl, beat egg whites until they hold peaks. Fold into crab-meat mixture.

  4. Step 4

    Spread toast with remaining pesto and top each slice with crab-meat mixture, covering it completely. Lightly dust with paprika. Bake 15 minutes, until puffed and browned. Cut each slice in half and serve at lunch or as a first course, or cut each slice in six pieces and pass as hors d'oeuvres.

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