Cucumber Cups Filled with Crab Appetizer Recipe

Cucumber Crab Appetizer

Cucumber cups filled with fresh crab, celery and onion. see more of my easy Appetizers

Cucumber Cups Filled with Crab Appetizer Recipe,
Cucumber Crab Appetizer

Cucumber Cups
recipe and photograph created by Peggy Bucholz www.finedinings.com

Recipe Type: cucumber, appetizer, gourmet hors d'oeuvre, crab meat, seafood, shellfish

Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time:20 min

Ingredients:

English cucumber, unpeeled
1/4 cup crabmeat
1 teaspoon lime zest
1 teaspoon lime Juice
1 tablespoon green onion, sliced fine
1/4 cup celery, diced fine
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and Pepper, to taste
Fresh herbs (basil or thyme or rosemary or parsley) for garnish

Instruction:

Wash cucumber, cut crosswise into 1-1/2-inch slices, then cut each slice diagonally in half (see my photograph). Scoop out centers making cups with a melon baller leaving 1/4-inch walls. Salt cucumber cups lightly; turn upside down to drain on paper towels.

Mix together in a bowl crabmeat, lime zest, lime juice, green onion, celery, olive oil, salt and pepper. Fill cups with crab mixture. Garnish with herbs of your choice and serve.