Crab and chilli crusties

Name: Crab and chilli crusties (Croustillants de crabe au piment)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves: 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 fresh green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 115 g (4 oz) spicy salad leaves, such as mustard, watercress and wild rocket; juice of ½ lemon; 85 g (3 oz) butter, melted; 250 ml (9 fl oz) sunflower oil; 1 tbsp white wine vinegar; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) white crabmeat; 2 egg yolks (at room temperature); 2 tsp French mustard; 4 spring onions, finely sliced; 3 sheets filo pastry (keep wrapped until ready to use)

Croustillants de crabe au piment

Preparation info

Serves:
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

New Bistro

By Fran Warde

Published 2009

About

Delicious, large, fresh crabs are readily available along this northern coast of France. This recipe mixes the crabmeat with lovely hot onion and chilli flavours, then stacks it between crispy filo pastry.

Ingredients

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) white crabmeat
1

Europe
France
Starter
Pescatarian
Mediterranean
Normandy
Gluten-free

Method

First make the mayonnaise. Beat the egg yolks in a bowl with the mustard and seasoning, slowly drizzle in the oil, whisking all the time, then finally beat in the lemon juice and vinegar. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4.

Place the crabmeat in a bowl, add the chopped chill