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A bowl of fresh crab dip with cream cheese and a lump of fresh crab meat on top.
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Cold Crab Dip

This cold crab dip is a perfect summertime appetizer. It's creamy and loaded with fresh dungarees crab. Simple to make, can be ready in minutes and doesn't require any cooking.
Prep Time5 minutes
Mixing time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Dip
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free
Servings: 8 People
Calories: 130kcal
Author: Kristin

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 8 ounce Cream Cheese Softened
  • ¼ Cup Greek Yogurt Or sour cream
  • ½ teaspoon Sea Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
  • ½ Lemon About 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 Garlic Cloves Pressed or finely minced
  • 1 Celery Stalk Diced finely
  • 2 Tablespoons Diced Fresh Parsley
  • 2 Tablespoon Diced Fresh Chives
  • 8 ounces Dungeness Crab or other crab meat

Optional

  • Add in your favorite hot sauce

Instructions

  • Before starting, take out the cream cheese and allow it to soften at room temperature. This usually takes 30min to an hour, depending on the temperature of your home. 
  • In a bowl, whip the cream cheese and greek yogurt with a hand mixer until it is soft and creamy. 
  • Add in all the other ingredients (except the crab) and continue to mix until everything is fully incorporated. 
  • Using the hand mixer, break up and mix in the crab into the cream cheese until it is fully combined.
    If you want the crab more chunky, use a spatula to fold the crab into the cream cheese mix. 
  • Chill if possible or serve right away. This crab dip is almost better the next day, so chill overnight if time allows. 

Notes

Ingredient Notes: 
Fresh Crab: This recipe calls for fresh Dungeness crab but any other crab meat or imitation crab can also be used.
Greek Yogurt: The yogurt gives this dip a tang but also thins it out and makes it more creamy. Sour cream can also be used in its place.
Lemon Juice: Make sure to use fresh lemon juice. Imitation will not bring the freshness this dip needs.
Optional: If you would like this dip to have more of kick, add in your favorite hot sauce.
Chill Time: 
This dip can be served right away but does get better as it chills. Allow at least 2 hours up to overnight for best flavor.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 394mg | Potassium: 159mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 509IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 0.2mg