Tex-Mex Crab Bites

These are on my personal "Top 10 Dinner Party Appetizers" list!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4-8
• Yields: 16 crab bites

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups  crabmeat, drained
• 1  tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  grated lemon, rind of
• 1  green onion, minced
• 2  tablespoons  fresh minced parsley
• 1  teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1  teaspoon prepared hot mustard
• 3 -5  dashes  of tabasco  hot pepper sauce, to taste
• 2  tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
•  French bread, sliced into about 16 pieces and toasted
• 1⁄2 cup  grated sharp cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Preheat broiler.
2. Combine crab, lemon juice and lemon peel, green onion, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, and Tabasco.
3. Taste and adjust seasonings.
4. Brush melted butter on toast rounds and arrange in a single layer in a broiler pan.
5. Top each with a portion of the crab mixture, then with 1½ teaspoons cheese.
6. Broil until cheese is melted and crab mixture is hot.