Time: 25 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 8

This dipping appetizer pairs tender crab meat with a creamy sauce of cream cheese and sour cream. A dash of hot sauce, a clove of garlic, and crab seasoning add a piquant flavor. A squeeze of lemon juice, chopped parsley, and green onions adds a fresh touch. The sauce is simmered in a saucepan on the stovetop for a couple of minutes until heated through, and then the fresh crab meat is added at the very end. Be sure to stir it to avoid any shell fragments. Serve the dipping sauce hot with crackers.

Ingredients:

• 220 g of reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), at room temperature
• 1/4 cup low-fat sour cream
• 1/4 tsp hot sauce
• 1/4 tsp crab seasoning (recommended: Old Bay)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 350 g fresh crab meat, sorted and dried
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp. l. chopped parsley
• 2-3 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Whole grain crackers for serving, optional

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• In a medium saucepan, combine the cream cheese, sour cream, hot sauce, crab seasoning, and garlic until smooth; season with salt and pepper to taste. Heat the cheese mixture over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for 2-3 minutes, until warm. Stir in the crab meat, green onions, parsley, and lemon juice and heat through for another minute. Serve immediately.

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