5-Layer Seafood Appetizer

5.00 (14)
⏱ 30 mins 🍽 12 serving(s) 🏷 Spreads

This elegant layered appetiser is ideal for a cocktail party or game day gathering. It features five distinct strata, beginning with a seasoned cream cheese base, followed by chilli sauce, crisp cucumber and spring onion, succulent seafood, and a final topping of cheese and optional jalapeños. The dish is assembled in a shallow serving platter and chilled before being presented with crackers. It can be prepared with either fresh shrimp or crab meat for a delicious centrepiece.

5-Layer Seafood Appetizer

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces fat free cream cheese
  • 2 teaspoons horseradish
  • 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 teaspoons light mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 12 ounces Heinz Chili Sauce
  • 1 bunch green onion
  • 2/3 cup cucumber, seeds removed,peeled and chopped
  • 3/4 lb shrimp (peeled, cooked and coarsely chopped) or 3/4 lb lump backfin crab meat
  • 1 ounce shredded sharp cheddar cheese (1/4 cup)
  • 1/4 cup canned sliced jalapeno pepper (optional)

Method

  1. Cook the shrimp until they turn pink.
  2. Drain the cooked shrimp and allow them to cool.
  3. For the base, combine the cream cheese, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, mayonnaise, and lemon juice, then spread this mixture into a shallow dish.
  4. A round dish with a flat base and low sides works well for this.
  5. Next, evenly coat the bottom layer with the chilli sauce.
  6. Prepare the cucumber by pressing it between sheets of paper towel to absorb any extra liquid.
  7. Scatter the dried cucumber and chopped green onion over the chilli sauce.
  8. Distribute the chopped shrimp or crab meat over the vegetable layer.
  9. Finish by sprinkling the shredded cheddar and optional jalapeño slices on top.
  10. Cover the assembled dish with cling film and refrigerate it.
  11. Present with crackers and a knife for spreading.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium814800 mg

Recipe details

CategorySpreads
AuthorBeachGirl