5 crab appetizer recipes

Mexican-style crab and avocado cocktail with jalapeno, cilantro, tomato, garlic, and fresh lime juice. A no-cook seafood appetizer that's bright, creamy, and spicy.

Elegant crab stuffed shrimp appetizer with almonds and sherry. Jumbo shrimp butterflied and filled with flaked crab, breadcrumbs, and butter.

Chilled pappa al pomodoro with crab meat crostini, a Tuscan bread-and-tomato soup served cold with a lemony crab-topped baguette float. An elegant no-cook summer appetizer that turns stale bread into something special.

Layered crabmeat appetizer dip with a seasoned cream cheese base, chili relish, and crab on top. Make ahead overnight and serve cold on Melba rounds.

Asparagus and crabmeat salad layers crisp-tender spears over butter lettuce, crowned with sweet lump crab folded into a tomato-Dijon mayonnaise. Elegant cold appetizer or light lunch that comes together in minutes with make-ahead dressing.