Cucumber Cups Filled with Crab
green onions, celery, lime juice, olive oil and herbs

Cucumber cups filled with crab, green onion, celery, lime juice, olive oil and herbs appetizer recipe. An easy and delicious hors d'oeuvre of flavorful ingredients, serve these before your next dinner party or take them to a barbecue or a friends house. See more of my simple unique Appetizers

Prep Time: 20 min      Total Time:20 min

Ingredients:

1 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 diagonally into 1-1/2-inch slices (see my photograph). Scoop out centers with a melon baller leaving 1/4-inch walls and salt them 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 with the mixture. Garnish with herbs of your choice and serve.

Wine recommendation: Chardonnay; Pinot Grigio; Fume Blanc; Sauvignon Blanc;