Some of you who have been with me since the beginning may know that I received a great Christmas gift from my husband last year. A Dwarf Meyer Lemon tree. I had it outside all summer and recently brought it indoors since the nighttime temperatures are consistently dipping below 50.
The good news is that I have 13 lemons which are finally starting to be ready to pick. Since I was heading out to an Octoberfest party tonight at my cousin's house, I thought I'd make something with my very own home grown Meyer lemons.
Here's what I came up with. A Meyer lemon crab salad appetizer served in phyllo cups that is super easy to make, delicious and healthy.
Meyer Lemon Crab Appetizer
Ingredients
- 4 T fresh Meyer lemon juice
- 2 t grated Meyer lemon zest
- 1/2 t salt
- 1/4 t black pepper
- 1 t red pepper flakes
- 4 T olive oil
- 1 lb . lump crabmeat
- 1 large mango finely diced 1 c
- 1/2 c finely diced red onion
- 4 T . cilantro finely chopped
- 3 packages of phyllo cups 15 each
Instructions
- Combine crabmeat, mango, onion and cilantro.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the lemon juice, zest, olive oil, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- Pour over the crabmeat mixture.
- Spoon into phyllo cups and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
dee sewell
Fantastic and how exciting to harvest your first lemons! It looks a tasty dish too and great for an appetiser.
Patti
Thanks Dee!
gary
My Meyer lemons have a green skin, but seem ripe on the inside...I've been waiting for the skins to turn yellow???
Patti
They will. Mine just started turn yellow last month and some are still greenish looking. It took 10 months. Such a long time I know.
Denise
OMG that looks delicious! Can't wait to try it!
Patti
Thanks. A little out of the ordinary for an Octoberfest but I think they enjoyed it.