Crab Salad Tea Sandwiches

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 celery ribs, finely chopped
• 2 cups reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/4 cup chili sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 8 cups cooked fresh crabmeat (or canned crabmeat)
• 6 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
• 48 slices whole wheat bread
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 48 lettuce leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• green onion, cut into thin strips

Recipe

• 1 in a big bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients; gently stir in the crab and eggs; taste and season with salt and pepper, if needed; refrigerate until well chilled.
• 2 with a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut a circle from each slice of bread.
• 3 spread each with 1/2 teaspoon butter.
• 4 top with lettuce and 2 rounded tablespoons of crab salad; sprinkle with paprika.
• 5 garnish with onion strips.