Herbed Seafood Bruschetta

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon snipped fresh mint
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained, flaked, and picked over
• 8 ounces shrimp, peeled, deveined, cooked, and coarsely chopped
• 1 cup chopped plum tomato
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• salt, to taste
• 8 ounces loaf baguette-style french bread
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• fresh ground black pepper
• fresh chives

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, mix together 1 tablespoon olive oil, lemon juice, chives, basil, mint, and garlic.
• 2 add in the crabmeat, shrimp, tomatoes, onion, and salt; toss to coat.
• 3 cut the french bread into 48 thin slices.
• 4 brush one side of each bread slice with a portion of the 2 tablespoons olive oil; sprinkle lightly with pepper.
• 5 place bread slices, brushed side up, on a large baking sheet.
• 6 broil 3-4 inches from heat for 2-4 minutes or until toasted, turning once.
• 7 arrange bread, oiled side up on a serving platter.
• 8 spoon the seafood mixture on top.
• 9 may garnish with additional chives.
• 10 serve immediately.