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Name: Christmas Crab Quesadillas
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: Minced; 6 10-inch flour tortillas at; Plate; Quacamole; 1 Whole shallot (or 2 or 3; Room temperature; 1 ts Chopped fresh chives; To remove shells; Radicchio leaves, 3 per; GARNISHES; 1 ts Chopped fresh dill; And green bell peppers; 2 tb Sour cream; 3/4 c Grated Monteray Jack cheese; Salt, to taste; 1/2 c (each) finely chopped red; Sour cream; Divided; 1/2 lb Lump crab meat, picked over; Green onion), finely; Hot pepper flakes, to taste; Salsa; 1/4 lb Butter or margarine,

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INGREDIENTS

Minced
6 10-inch flour tortillas at
Plate
Quacamole
1 Whole shallot (or 2 or 3
Room temperature
1 ts Chopped fresh chives
To remove shells
Radicchio leaves, 3 per
GARNISHES
1 ts Chopped fresh dill
And green bell peppers
2 tb Sour cream
3/4 c Grated Monteray Jack cheese
Salt, to taste
1/2 c (each) finely chopped red
Sour cream
Divided
1/2 lb Lump crab meat, picked over
Green onion), finely
Hot pepper flakes, to taste
Salsa
1/4 lb Butter or margarine,

Servings

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 375F. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the butter. Place the remaining butter in a sauce pan and melt over low heat. Add the shallots and chives. Saute until translucent. Remove from the heat and add the crab, sour cream, dill, salt and hot pepper flakes. Mix well. Spread the crab mixture on one half of each tortilla. Top with a sprinkling of the grated chese. Fold the tortillas in half and place them on a baking sheet. Brush the tops of the tortillas with the reserved butter. Bake in the preheated oven for about 5 minutes or until the tops are golden brown. Let rest for 5 minutes before cutting into quarters. Place 3 small radicchio leaves on each plate. Fill one with sour cream, one with quacamole, and one with salsa. Place three triangles of quesadilla on each plate. Sprinkle with a confetti of chopped green and red bell peppers. Serves 8. [The Baltimore Sun; Dec 11, 1991] Posted by Fred Peters.

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Christmas Crab Quesadillas

Minced 
6  10-inch flour tortillas at 
  Plate 
  Quacamole 
1  Whole shallot (or 2 or 3 
  Room temperature 
1 ts Chopped fresh chives 
  To remove shells 
  Radicchio leaves, 3 per 
  GARNISHES 
1 ts Chopped fresh dill 
  And green bell peppers 
2 tb Sour cream 
3/4 c Grated Monteray Jack cheese 
  Salt, to taste 
1/2 c (each) finely chopped red 
  Sour cream 
  Divided 
1/2 lb Lump crab meat, picked over 
  Green onion), finely 
  Hot pepper flakes, to taste 
  Salsa 
1/4 lb Butter or margarine,

Preheat the oven to 375F.       Reserve 2 tablespoons of the butter.  Place the remaining butter in a  sauce pan and melt over low heat. Add the shallots and chives. Saute until  translucent.  Remove from the heat and add the crab, sour cream, dill, salt  and hot pepper flakes.  Mix well.       Spread the crab mixture on one half of each tortilla. Top with a  sprinkling of the grated chese. Fold the tortillas in half and place them  on a baking sheet. Brush the tops of the tortillas with the reserved  butter.       Bake in the preheated oven for about 5 minutes or until the tops are  golden brown.  Let rest for 5 minutes before cutting into quarters.       Place 3 small radicchio leaves on each plate.  Fill one with sour cream,  one with quacamole, and one with salsa. Place three triangles of quesadilla  on each plate. Sprinkle with a confetti of chopped green and red bell  peppers.    Serves 8.       [The Baltimore Sun; Dec 11, 1991] Posted by Fred Peters.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (50g)
Recipe Makes: 8 Servings

Calories: 112
Calories from Fat: 111 (99%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 12.3g	16 %
	Saturated Fat 7.7g	39 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 3.2g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.5g
Cholesterol 32.5mg		10 %
Sodium 104.7mg		4 %
Potassium 21.3mg		1 %
Total Carbohydrate 0.7g		0 %
	Dietary Fiber 0g	0 %
	Sugars, other 0.6g
Protein 0.4g		1 %
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Calories per serving: 112

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