Cream Cheese Crab Spread With Homemade Crostini Recipes

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add the shallot and garlic; saute, stirring frequently, for 1 minute.
• Pour in cream and reduce by half, about 10 minutes or so, stirring very frequently.
• Take saucepan off of burner; add in cream cheese and stir until cheese is blended.
• In a small bowl, combine butter and garlic salt; stir until blended.
• Spread garlic butter on baguette slices and top with 1 tablespoon of cooled cream cheese mixture.
• Top each baguette slice with 2 tablespoons of crabmeat and sprinkle with tomato and parsley.
• Add a shake or two of salt and pepper to taste, if desired.
• Place baguettes on a baking sheet and bake 7-10 minutes at 400 degrees, or until cream cheese is bubbly and bread is crispy.
• Watch the bottom of the bread carefully so it doesn't burn.
• Serve hot.

Steps:

• Place 1/2 the crabmeat in the bowl of a food processor. Add 1/3 of the cream cheese, hot sauce, Worcestershire, horseradish, mustard, 2/3 of the green onions, salt, and pepper. Puree, running the processor for about 15 seconds. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula, add 1/2 the remaining cream cheese, and puree until well blended, about 15 seconds. Stop and scrape the bowl again, add the remaining cream cheese, and process until well incorporated. Adjust seasoning. Fold in the remaining onions and crabmeat and serve as a dip. Or, to make canapes, reserve the remaining crabmeat, place the puree in a pastry bag, and pipe it onto crackers or toast points. Season the reserved crabmeat, and garnish the canapes with the crabmeat and the remaining green onions.

Steps:

• Shred crabmeat. Add celery, green onions, chives, and lemon peel; toss. Add next 5 ingredients. Season with salt. Cover; chill at least 2 hours. Do ahead: Can be made 1 day ahead; keep chilled.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Arrange baguette slices in single layer on rimmed baking sheet. Brush both sides of bread with oil. Bake until lightly browned, turning once, about 16 minutes. Do ahead: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool. Store crostini in resealable plastic bags at room temperature.
• Preheat broiler. Arrange toasts on baking sheet. Spread 1 heaping tablespoon crabmeat mixture onto each; sprinkle with cheese. Broil until cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Place cream cheese on large plate. Cover with crabmeat, squeeze juice of one lemon over the crabmeat. Pour cocktail sauce over top of the entire concoction.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine cream cheese and mayonnaise. Stir in the green onion, pimiento, Worcestershire sauce and horseradish; mix well. Stir in crab. Place in a 1-cup serving bowl; sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve with crackers.

Steps:

• Whip cream cheese with mixer.
• Add Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, mayonnaise and onion; mix well.
• Spread evenly on a serving platter.
• Spread 1/2 bottle chili sauce over the cream cheese mixture.
• Flake drained crabmeat over the top.
• Sprinkle with dried parley flakes.
• Serve with Frito scoops or with crackers as a spread.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°. Place bread slices on large ungreased cookie sheet. Brush tops lightly with oil. Bake 3 to 5 minutes or until crisp and very light brown.
• Meanwhile, mix remaining ingredients except chives in medium bowl. Spread 1 rounded table-spoonful crabmeat mixture on each bread slice.
• Bake about 5 minutes or until filling is hot and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with chives.

Steps:

• Set the oven to broil at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a small saucepan, combine the olive oil, butter and garlic. Set over medium heat, and cook until butter has melted and the mixture starts to bubble. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.
• Dip each slice of bread into the garlic mixture, turning to coat each side. Place Parmesan cheese on a plate. Press one side of each piece of bread into the cheese, and place cheese side up on a baking sheet.
• Broil on the middle rack of the preheated oven for about 8 minutes, or until golden brown.