Green Goddess Louisiana Crab Dip

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Recipe courtesy of Louisiana Kitchen & C ulture

Makes about 6 cups.

Ingredients: 
  • 1 pound fresh Louisiana lump crabmeat
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 garlic cloves 
  • 1½ cups sour cream
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 4 green onion tops
  • 1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves 
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
  • 2 large shallots, minced
  • 1 cup packed fresh baby spinach 
  • 2 ripe tomatoes, chopped

Green Goddess Louisiana Crab Dip

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Method: 

Carefully pick over crab, removing any bits of shell. Place in a mixing bowl. 

Grate lemon, reserving one teaspoon grated rind. Squeeze juice; strain to remove seeds. Combine juice and garlic in a blender; pulse until garlic is finely chopped. Add sour cream and mayonnaise; pulse three or four times until blended. Add green onion tops and basil, salt, and pepper; pulse five or six times or until blended, stopping to scrape down sides with a spatula. Pour mixture over picked crab. Add cream cheese and reserved one teaspoon grated lemon rind; mix well. 

Remove any long stems from spinach; finely chop and add to dip mixture. Quarter each tomato; cut away and discard core and seeds. Chop tomato meat; add to dip mixture and mix well. Taste; adjust seasoning. Place in a one quart container, cover tightly with a lid or plastic wrap, and chill at least two hours or up to 5 days. Serve with crackers, fresh sliced bread and your favorite crudités.

 

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