Crab Mousse in Cucumbers
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
40 pieces
ingredients
- 226.79 g cooked crab meat, flaked (can sub imitation crab meat)
- 85.04 g package cream cheese, cut up and softened
- 29.58 ml mayonnaise
- 14.79 ml Dijon mustard
- 14.79 ml shallot, minced
- 9.85 ml prepared horseradish
- 2.46 ml ground cayenne pepper
- 1.23 ml salt (optional)
- 4 medium cucumbers (each approx. 8 inches long or use English cucumber)
directions
- Remove 2 tablespoons crab meat for garnish, if desired. Place the remaining crab, cream cheese, mayonnaise, mustard, shallots, horseradish, cayenne pepper and salt (if using salt) in a food processor bowl; cover and process until smooth, scraping sides of bowl. Spoon mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip.
- Using a zester or vegetable peeler, peel the cucumbers, leaving some strips of skin. Cut into 3/4 inch thick slices (or halve 2 cucumbers lengthwise and slice 3/4 inch thick). With a melon baller, scoop out the center of each slice to create a cup. Pipe mousse into cucumber cups. Garnish each with reserved crab meat, if desired. Cover and chill up to 2 hours before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
DailyInspiration
United States