Cold Crab Dip with Cream Cheese & Cocktail Sauce
This cold crab dip with cream cheese and cocktail sauce is layered with cream cheese, lump crab meat, and a zesty cocktail sauce and is the perfect 10-minute appetizer to feed a crowd.
Servings: 24
Calories: 29kcal
Equipment
- Serving dish or platter
Ingredients
- 8 oz cocktail sauce
- 1 large lemon
- 2-3 tablespoons horseradish
- 8 oz full-fat cream cheese brick style
- ½ lb lump crab meat
- crackers or baguette slices
Instructions
- Pour the cocktail sauce (it won’t be the full jar) into a mixing bowl, squeeze in the juice from the lemon (no seeds!) and stir in the horseradish. Taste for seasoning, adding more lemon or horseradish, as needed.8 oz cocktail sauce, 1 large lemon, 2-3 tablespoons horseradish
- Choose a cute plate or serving dish and spread the cream cheese into an even layer with the back of a spoon or spatula.8 oz full-fat cream cheese
- Sprinkle over the crab meat into an even layer on top of the cream cheese (going the whole way to the edges).½ lb lump crab meat
- Spread the cocktail sauce all over the top of the crab.
- Serve cold or room temperature with crackers or toasted baguette slices.crackers or baguette slices
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Notes
Buy a 12oz bottle of your favorite cocktail sauce for ease, and use about ½ to ⅔ of the jar.
Store the remaining dip covered in the fridge for 1 day. Pour off any excess liquid before serving again.
Serve with water crackers, saltines, butter crackers, or toasted baguette slices. Crackers with too much flavor will overpower the dip.
Nutrition
Calories: 29kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 236mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 57IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 0.1mg
