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Warm Crab, Artichoke And Parmesan Dip

This dip can be prepared up to 2 days in advance and baked when your guests are just starting to arrive. Serve with thin slices of baguette brushed with a little garlic-and herb-seasoned olive oil and lightly toasted in the oven, or with crackers.

Type: Fish, Shellfish
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 14 people

Recipe Ingredients

8 oz 227gCream cheese
2 cups 474mlMayonnaise
3/4 lb 340g / 11ozCrabmeat
2 cups 292g / 10ozShredded Parmesan cheese - (5 oz)
1   Artichoke hearts - (abt 14 3/4 oz) - not marinated,
  Drained well, and coarsely chopped
3/4 cup 46g / 1.6ozThinly-sliced onion
1/2 cup 55g / 1.9ozMinced celery
1/4 cup 23g / 0.8ozMinced red bell pepper or diced pimiento - (optional)
1/4 cup 15g / 0.5ozMinced green onion
1 tablespoon 15mlFreshly-squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon 5mlMinced or pressed garlic
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlTabasco sauce - or to taste
  Garnish
  Minced parsley - or
  Thinly-sliced green onions

Recipe Instructions

Seafood Alternative: tiny cooked shrimp

In a medium bowl, stir the cream cheese until soft, then beat in the mayonnaise until just blended. Do not overmix. Fold in the remaining ingredients, except the garnish, until well combined.

Put the dip in a 9- by 13-inch baking dish or oven-proof serving dish. Smooth out the top but do not pack down. The dip can be covered and refrigerated up to 2 days at this point.

Shortly before serving, preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Bake the dip until it just starts to bubble around the edges and the cheese has melted, 8 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle with minced parsley or green onions and serve immediately, with toasted bread and crackers alongside for spreading.

This recipe yields 14 servings.

Source:
Simply Seafood (recipe archive) at http://www.simplyseafood.com

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