Are you bored of the same old Prawn Cocktail or Soup on Christmas day why not change it up a little with this exciting fresh Starter that take less then 20 minutes to put together and can be done a day ahead.
My recipe i am about to give you is really simple and easy but still has a great presentation and is still full of flavor this perfectly serves 6 and comes in at approximately £3.64 (at time of printing) a person. Even less if you have some of the essentials already.
This dish can also make a nice Summer Lunch
Below is all you need to know with a step by step guide and a serving suggestion but of course you can always present it how you like
Ingredients
- 300g Crab Meat
- 1 Loaf of Sourdough Bead
- 3 tbsp Mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp Creme Fraiche
- 1 Juice and Zest of Lemon Juiced.
- 30g Finely Chopped Chives
- 150ml olive oil
- 6/8 Spears of Asparagus Size Dependent
- 3 Garlic Cloves
- 1 Finely diced Shallot
- 80g Rocket
Method
- Cut the woody end of the asparagus off and then use a peeler to shave the Asparagus into ribbons, place in a bowl and sprinkle sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, then simply dress with a wedge worth of lemon juice and a 1 tbsp olive oil then set aside for later.
- In a separate bowl place the drained White Crab Meat gently fold in the 3 tbsp of Creme Fraiche and 3 tbsp of Mayonnaise trying to keep the lumps of meat together, add sea salt (don’t worry the Crab can take more salt) a freshly ground Black Pepper add the juice of half of the Lemon and the zest, sprinkle the chopped Chives and finely diced shallot on top, then gently combine together.
- Cover and place in the Fridge. This can be done 1 day in advance and kept in the fridge, this does actually give dish a better flavor is it the ingredients time to bond.
- Just before you are about to sit down for Dinner heat a griddle pan rub the slices of sour dough with olive oil, slice a garlic clove in halve and rub it on the sourdough. Place the sour dough onto the griddle pan until toasted in the meantime do the same with the Oil and Garlic on the other side, turn over and toast.
- When both sides are toasted take the Asparagus and Crab out of the fridge, spoon the Crab mixture onto the toasted Sourdough, mix Rocket into the Asparagus and gently place on top of the Crab .
- Finish with drizzling the remainder of the olive olive oil over the dish and sprinkling some Sea Salt onto the plate
There you have an impressive starter to wow your guests all you need to do now is sit down and enjoy.