Crab dip/spread
1 Batch
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | ounces | Cream cheese |
| ¾ | cup | Mayonnaise |
| ½ | pounds | Cheddar, sharp; grated |
| 1 | cup | Crab meat; to 2 cups |
| 1 | Onion, minced | |
| 2 | Egg; hard-boiled, peeled chopped fine | |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Dry mustard |
| ½ | teaspoon | Paprika |
| Pepper, black | ||
| Source: [Yankee Magazine ~ June 1981] | ||
Directions
Mix cream cheese with mayonnaise until smooth. Add rest of ingredients, mix well, and refrigerate.
Serving suggestions: Serve as an appetizer with assorted crackers; heat in a chafing dish as a hot spread; add a little milk and some cooked rice or pasta to make a hot casserole; spread on buttered toast rounds or English muffins and grill until piping hot; or use as a filling in rolled filet of sole; baked with lemon and butter brushed on the rolls. Substitute lobster for crab if desired.