Tulip, Crab, And Asparagus Appetizers

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Dairy, Meats		Appetizers, Flowers, Seafood	25	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	oz	Cream cheese, softened
2	t	Lemon juice
1	T	Minced chives
1	t	Minced fresh dill or mint
		Optional
1	ds	Pepper or cayenne
1	c	Crab meat, flaked
25		Fresh asparagus spears
25		Tulip petals

INSTRUCTIONS

In a medium bowl, beat cheese with lemon juice, herbs, and pepper;
stir in crab. Break tough ends off asparagus. Blanch in 1 inch of
boiling water in a large skillet with a lid, or steam standing  upright
in a couple of inches of water in a tall, narrow pot, until
crisp-tender, 2 to 5 minutes, depending on thickness of stems.  Plunge
into an ice-water bath for 1 minute; then pat dry.  Trim  asparagus to
abut 5 inches; from the trimmings, cut as many 1/4-inch  rounds as you
have tulip petals. Save extra ends for salads. Fill  each tulip petal
with about 1/2 a rounded teaspoon of crab mixture  and garnish with an
asparagus round. (If your petals are large and  asparagus thin, you can
use 3 rounds to garnish each filled petal.)  Arrange asparagus in a fan
on a serving platter and place tulip  petals alternately (or create
your own pattern).  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 32 Calories From Fat: 12 Total Fat: 1.4g Cholesterol: 3.7mg Sodium: 384.4mg Potassium: 231.8mg Carbohydrates: 3.4g Fiber: 1.3g Sugar: <1g Protein: 2.6g