Crab Salad Appetizers

A favourite in PeeJee Canny, Merlin

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 4  fluid ounces mayonnaise
• 1  teaspoon horseradish
• 1  teaspoon cider vinegar
• 1  tablespoon hot mustard
• 1  tablespoon buttermilk
• 1  green onion, very finely chopped
• 4  sprigs flat leaf parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  chopped dill
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
• 5  fresh basil leaves
• 1  dash  HP steak sauce or 1  dash  Lea & Perrins  steak sauce
• 1  dash white pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1  dash Tabasco sauce
• 1  tablespoon small caper, optional
• 1  lb lump crabmeat or 1  lb  backfin crab meat, picked over

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients except crabmeat and mix with a wire whisk.
2. Add the crabmeat and very carefully toss with the sauce.
3. It's best if you let it sit for an hour or two before serving.