CRAB BRUSCHETTA

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"Usually, I use only vegetables on my bruschetta, but I wondered how crab would taste. My family loves crab cakes, and now we love this appetizer, too," Mary Cokenour jots from Monticello, Utah.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 20m

Yield 16 appetizers.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/2 cup finely chopped shallots
2 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans (6 ounces each) lump crabmeat, drained
1 cup chopped seeded plum tomatoes
1-1/2 teaspoons minced fresh basil or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
3/4 teaspoon minced fresh oregano or 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
8 slices Italian bread (1/2 inch thick)

Steps:

In a large skillet, saute shallots 2 tablespoons oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the crab, tomatoes, basil and oregano; cook and stir for 5-6 minutes or until heated through. Remove from the heat., Brush both sides of each slice of bread with remaining oil. In another large skillet, toast bread for 1-2 minutes on each side. Cut each slice in half; top with crab mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 103mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.