Crab Salad on Brioche

This seafood sandwich from Craig Shelton of The Ryland Inn in Whitehouse, New Jersey, is best eaten at the beginning of a car trip before the bread gets soggy. More Amazing Seafood Recipes

Yield:
4

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup crème fraîche

  • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar

  • 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar

  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped cilantro

  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped chervil

  • Salt and freshly ground pepper

  • 1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over

  • 1/2 European cucumber—peeled, halved, seeded and finely chopped

  • 1/4 cup finely diced red bell pepper

  • 1 bunch watercress, tough stems discarded, dried well

  • 8 thick slices brioche

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the crème fraîche, red wine vinegar, sherry vinegar, cilantro, chervil and a large pinch of salt and pepper. Fold in the crab, cucumber and bell pepper. Mound the crab salad and watercress on the brioche and serve.

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