Crab Canapés with Cumin is a delicious appetizer with cumin flavor served on a pita point. It's easy and quick to make.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: French
Keyword: Crab Canapés with Cumin
Servings: 12pieces
Calories: 53kcal
Ingredients
½tablespoonolive oil
½tablespoonAsian sesame oil
1teaspoonground cumin
2whole wheat pitas with pocketshalved horizontally
For crab mixture:
¼poundfresh crabmeat
2tablespoonssour cream
1tablespoonfinely chopped scallions
1tablespoonfinely chopped fresh cilantro
½tablespoonfresh lime juice
1tablespoonred bell pepper brunoise
Dash of Tabasco
Salt and pepperto taste
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425ºF.
Stir together oils, cumin, salt, and pepper to taste and brush on cut sides of pita, Cut each pita half into eight wedges, and arrange, cut sides up, on a large baking sheet.
Bake pitas in middle of oven until edges are crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
Make crab mixture while pitas are baking. Stir together crab ingredients and salt and pepper to taste. Top each toast with some crab. Reserve refrigerated until service time.