38 crab dip recipes

A simple and tasty salsa recipe that doesn't take a lot of time to make!

A creamy tangy herbed dipping sauces that makes a great dipping sauce for crab cakes. Works equally as well as a salmon cake dipping sauce or even as a dipping sauce for chicken fingers.

Crockpot seafood cheese dip loaded with shrimp, crab, and lobster melted into a base of cream cheese, sour cream, and processed cheese. Warm, scoopable, and built for a crowd.

Ginger dipping sauce for steamed crab with fresh ginger, light soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar. A classic Chinese-style condiment that comes together while the crab steams.

Crab Rangoon stuffed with crab meat, cream cheese, garlic, and a savory hit of steak sauce, then deep-fried golden in folded wontons. Served hot with Chinese mustard and sweet red sauce for dipping.

Roasted marinated crab with ginger, garlic, and serrano chiles served with a butter dipping sauce. Whole crab is marinated up to 4 hours, then grilled or oven-roasted until bright red and opaque.

Warm baked crab and cream cheese dip with a bite of horseradish, topped with toasted slivered almonds. Scoop onto crackers for an easy, crowd-pleasing appetizer in 40 minutes.

Savor the delicate flavors of fresh crab steamed with aromatic ginger and scallions, served with a zesty ginger, green onion, and vinegar dipping sauce. This simple yet elegant Chinese dish highlights the natural sweetness of crab, perfect for seafood lovers.

Hot Crab Fondue is a warm, creamy dip with sharp cheddar, cream cheese, crab, dry white wine, and cayenne - ready in 20 minutes and served with chunks of French bread.

Crab fritters with a featherlight batter lifted by whipped egg whites, deep fried golden and served with a curry mayonnaise dipping sauce made bright with chutney and orange.

Hot crab and cream cheese dip spiked with horseradish, baked under a blanket of slivered almonds until golden. A 20-minute appetizer that vanishes fast at any gathering.

Five-ingredient herb butter sauce with rosemary, tarragon, and lemon that doubles as a grilling baste and warm dipping sauce for shrimp, crab, lobster, and crawfish.

Hot artichoke seafood salad bakes lump crab, chopped artichoke hearts, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and a hit of hot sauce into a bubbly, golden party dip topped with toasted almonds. Serve hot with crackers.

Crispy fried crab wontons with spinach and cream cheese, served with a sweet-spicy blackberry Szechuan dipping sauce. A stunning fusion appetizer that bridges East and West.

Buttery spinach and crab meat baked with Parmesan into a warm, bubbling dip that disappears fast at any party. Only 5 ingredients and 30 minutes from start to crackers.

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.