Ingredients

• 1  cup cooked crabmeat or one 6-ounce can crabmeat, drained, flaked, and cartilage removed
• 1/2  cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
• 1/2  cup dairy sour cream
• 2  tablespoons finely chopped red onion or green onion
• 1  tablespoon snipped fresh dillweed or 1 teaspoon dried dillweed
• 1  teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel or lime peel
• 1  teaspoon lemon juice or lime juice
•   Several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce
•   Dash cayenne pepper (optional)
•   Salt and black pepper
•   Finely chopped red or green onion (optional)
•   Assorted crackers and/or vegetable dippers

Directions

1. In a small bowl stir together crab, mayonnaise, sour cream, the 2 tablespoons onion, the 1 tablespoon dill, the 1 teaspoon lemon peel, lemon juice, hot pepper sauce, and, if desired, cayenne pepper. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

2. Transfer dip to a serving dish. Cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours. If desired, garnish wtih finely chopped red or green onion. Serve with crackers or vegetable dippers.

3. Makes about 1-1/3 cups

4. Crab Tartlets: Prepare dip as above through step 1. Spoon dip into 30 miniature phyllo dough shells (two, 2.1-ounce packages). For a hot appetizer, place the 30 miniature phyllo dough shells on a large baking sheet. Spoon dip into phyllo shells. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 5 to 8 minutes or until heated through. If desired, garnish with finely shredded lemon peel and fresh dill sprigs.
Per tartlet: 62 cal., 5 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 8 mg chol., 52 mg sodium, 3 g carbo., 0 g dietary fiber, 2 g protein. Daily Values: 1% vit. C, 1% calcium, 1% iron. Exchanges: 1 Fat