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Christmas Crab Quesadillas

Ingredients
1/2cupbutter, or margarine,
1eachshallot (or 2, or 3 green onion), finely minced
1teaspoonchives, fresh, chopped
1cupcrab meat, shells removed
2tablespoonsour cream
1teaspoondill, fresh, chopped
1salt, to taste
1hot pepper flakes, to taste
6each10-inch flour tortillas
3/4cupmonteray jack cheese, grated
  
  ---GARNISHES---
  
1/2cupred pepper, chopped
1/2cupgreen pepper, chopped
3eachradicchio leaves, per plate
1salsa
1guacamole
1sour cream

Directions:

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 guacamole, 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.



 

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