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crab dip recipe


Ingredients:

3 tablespoons tomato paste

1 tablespoon honey

3/4 cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons thinly sliced chives

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon seeded and minced sweet red cherry pepper (from a jar of vinegar-packed sweet cherry peppers)

2 teaspoons grated lemon zest

1 teaspoon prepared horseradish

1/4 teaspoon Tabasco

1 hard-boiled egg,

finely chopped3/4 pound fresh Dungeness crabmeat,

picked over for bits of shell and cartilage with claw meat and large pieces of crab left wholeKosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1/2 of a lemonPotato chips, homemade or top-quality purchased



Directions:

In a large bowl, whisk the tomato paste and the honey together until smooth. Whisk in the mayonnaise, chives, lemon juice, cherry pepper, zest, horseradish, and Tabasco. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in the egg. Add the crabmeat to the bowl and toss it with the dressing. Season to taste with salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon.

To serve, set a bowl of crab dip on a large platter and surround it with potato chips for dipping.

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