CookCrab Salad with Ham Crostini

Crab Salad with Ham Crostini. Creamy hot crab dip tastes great on top of crunchy baguette slices. If you are tired of a classic crab salad, try to cook this recipe. I am sure you will love it and cook as often as possible.

Crostini and canapés may just be the perfect finger food! Make the classics or experiment with fun topping. Meats, cheeses, spreads, veggies, chutneys and more are waiting for your creative touch! You can have Crab Salad with Ham Crostini using 20 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Crab Salad with Ham Crostini

1. Prepare of CRAB SALAD.
2. It's 1 lb of jumbo crabmeat.
3. You need 1 of stalk of celery, finely chopped.
4. Prepare 2 tbsp of chopped chives.
5. It's 1 tsp of fresh lemon juice.
6. It's 1 of fresh jalapeno, seeded and finely choppec.
7. It's 1/3 cup of mayonnaise.
8. It's 1/4 tsp of black pepper and salt to taste.
9. Prepare 1 tsp of hot sauce, such as Franks red not.
10. It's of CROSTINI.
11. You need 4 of baguette french rolls, cut in half, or slices of good french bread.
12. You need 2 tbsp of butter, salted or unsalted, melted.
13. Prepare 2 tbsp of good olive pile.
14. You need 1 of clove of garlic, finey minced.
15. Prepare 1/4 tsp of black pepper and salt to taste.
16. You need 2 tbsp of grated romano cheese.
17. You need 1/4 lb of thin sliced,deI honey ham.
18. It's 1 cup of torn Boston lettece.
19. Prepare of GARNISH.
20. You need 16 of more or less of grape or cherry tomatos.

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Crab Salad with Ham Crostini instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with foil..
2. MAKE CRAB SALAD.
3. Combine all crab salad ingredients in a bowl, mix gently to combine. Chill.
4. Place baguette halfs on foil, cut side up.
5. In a small bowl combine melted butter, olive oil, garlic,pepper, and romano cheese, mix well..
6. Brush baguette tops with butter/oil.mixture.
7. Place in preheated oven until golden and crisp about 15 to 18 minutes.
8. ASSEMBLE CROSTINI.
9. Spread each toasted bread evenly with crab salad, add lettuce on top.of crab salad..
10. Wrap ham around crostini as shown.
11. Serve with the grape or cherry tomatoes.

Light and delicate crab crostini make perfect canapés for drinks parties. Make the crab mix and toast the baguette ahead, but don't assemble until ready to eat as the bread will become soggy. Swap crostini for cucumber cups to hold ham salad in this easy appetizer recipe. Bring these healthy, crunchy bites to your next potluck or serve them at brunch and watch them disappear. Today's recipe for Hot Crab Drip with Crostini is another really delicious appetizer we made using fresh, locally-caught Atlantic blue crabs we were so fortunate to enjoy last month, after my husband Jack went crabbing with our friend and neighbor, Chris.