HOT CRAB AND ASPARAGUS CANAPES
An easy to make-ahead appetizer for a New Year's Eve get-together. You can use canned, frozen or fresh crab meat.
Provided by William Uncle Bill
Categories Crab
Time 40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until light.
- Beat in crab, garlic and green onions until just combined.
- Season with salt, lemon juice and Tabasco sauce; combine well.
- Slice baguette diagonally into 1/4 inch thick slices.
- Spread mixture on the baquette slices and set on the baking tray.
- Top each canape with 2 asparagus halves, cut side down.
- Sprinkle canapes with grated Parmesan cheese.
- Bake in preheated 400 F oven for 10 minutes or until heated through.
- Arrange on a platter and serve.
- NOTE: To blanch the asparagus, cook in boiling water for 1 - 2 minutes.
- Drain and immediately chill in ice water; drain.
- These canapes can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator, loosely wrapped in plastic wrap.
- Because you will be baking from cold, allow 3 - 4 minutes extra cooking time.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 302.2, Fat 12.7, SaturatedFat 7.1, Cholesterol 58.2, Sodium 645.8, Carbohydrate 32.2, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 0.8, Protein 14.8
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