Acadian-Style Crab Salad on Croissants

4.80 (17)
⏱ 12 mins 🍽 Serves 6 🌶 american 🏷 Starters

This recipe elevates a simple sandwich into an elegant starter. Fresh crab meat is combined with celery, onion, and a piquant sauce mixture, then seasoned and piled into flaky croissants with crisp lettuce. It offers a beautifully seasoned filling with a touch of heat, perfect for a quick yet refined bite. The whole dish comes together in only 12 minutes, making it an ideal choice for a special lunch or appetiser.

Acadian-Style Crab Salad on Croissants

Ingredients

  • 2 (170g) tubs fresh lump crabmeat (450g small prawns may be substituted)
  • 2 ribs celery from the heart, finely chopped
  • 25g white onion, finely chopped or grated with a hand grater
  • 35g mayonnaise
  • 60ml chilli sauce, eyeball the amount
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt and pepper
  • Bibb or leaf lettuce, 4 leaves
  • 4 large croissants, split lengthwise

Method

  1. Check the crab meat with your fingers to ensure no shell pieces remain. Place the chopped celery and onion in a mixing bowl with the mayonnaise, chilli sauce, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce.
  2. Transfer the crab meat into the bowl and gently combine everything using a fork. Taste the mixture and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper as desired.
  3. Place lettuce leaves inside the split croissants, then spoon the crab salad on top. Slice each filled croissant into three angled pieces, following the natural shape of the pastry.
  4. Position the prepared sandwich portions on a serving plate and present immediately.

Nutrition (per serving)

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Recipe details

CategoryStarters
Cuisineamerican
AuthorFood Network UK