The Sanderling Crab Dip

Ingredients

• 8 ounces lump crab meat (make sure there are no shells)
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 small red bell pepper, small diced
• 1 small yellow bell pepper, small diced
• 2 scallions, cut 1/4 inch thick
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Instructions

1. In small mixing bowl, mix cream cheese until smooth (by hand or with a mixer)
2. Add all ingredients except crab meat and continue to mix until well blended.
3. Gently fold in crab meat.
4. Put mixture into an oven-safe container and bake at 350 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes until warm throughout and lightly brown on top.
5. Serve warm with crackers and breadsticks.

Notes

This can be stored before baking for 1 to 2 days.

Attribution

Posted by LladyRusty at Recipe Goldmine 11:36:55pm 1/7/03.

Source: Executive Chef Christine Zambito - The Sanderling, Duck, North Carolina