I saw these a few years ago on Iron chef. Cups made of cucumber. Brilliant. I am embarrassed to say that it took me nearly a year to figure out how it was done. Turns out, it’s so easy. All you need is a melon baller.
Cucumber Cups Stuffed with Spicy Crab
3 long cucumbers
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup crab meat, excess water removed
1 tsp hot pepper sauce (Tabasco or tapito)
1 tsp brown mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tbs minced green onion
Garnish with chili powder or paprika if desired
Remove the peel from the cucumbers using a vegetable peeler. Cut the cucumber into 2 inch slices. Using a small melon baller, scoop out most of the inside. You want to leave the walls and a thick portion of the bottom intact.
In a bowl, combine the sour cream and the cream cheese with a fork until well combined. add the remaining ingredients and stir until combined. Fill each of the cucumber cups with the crab dip. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve within 2 hours of making.
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What a fantastic and delicious idea!! I love this and am printing this recipe as we speak! Gorgeous presentation as well!
Thank you!! If you try it, let me know how it goes!
I like the combination of cool cucumber and spicy crab filling. Lovely presentation.
Love it! When I have things like this I feel less guilty since the veggie is up in there. LOL- I am not opposed into being tricked into eating something this cute and delish.
Thanks! I think if you used low-fat/fat-free sour cream and cream cheese, these will be super low cal!
Fantastic idea..very creative, delicious, fresh and healthy! Perfect in every possible way!
This looks like a great summer appetizer or tapas!
looks great! I love the cucumber cup idea. I can even make some veggie stuffing for it. I think it can be a great party snack
Veggie sounds great, maybe artichoke? Yum!
I love hollowing cucumbers out and stuffing them with hummus, etc. But spicy crab? That sounds so, so good!
They look gorgeous! A friend made these for a cocktail party this past winter but she used a Greek cheese spreadto fill the cucumber cups. I think I’d prefer this spicy crab filling with the cool, fresh cucumber cups. I’d love to serve these at my sister’s bridal shower luncheon which I am hosting here at home, just hoping I will find the time to prep the cucumbers!
great for parties!
Great idea. I have done them myself with cream cheese filling.
I absolutely love this appetizer. They look great. I always wanted to make the cucumber cups, but I never knew what to put in them. I will give this a try!
Hi! These look delicious! What did you sprinkle on top of them? Was it Cayeene Pepper and green onions? I can’t wait to make these!
Thanks Linds! It was just a little paprika for color, but chili powder or cayenne would be great also =)
These make such a lovely appetizer – so pretty and I’ll bet the taste is awesome. The fresh cucumber with the creamy mixture would make it impossible for me to stop eating these.
Thank you!
It says to serve within 2 hours of making. Is this all or just the cucumber part? Can the crab mixture be made ahead of time?
Yes, you can make the crab mixture up to 24 a head of time, just store in tupperware in the fridge.
These look so good!
I have two questions, what kind of crab meat are you using? Canned? Also, how spicy is it? Just a little tangy? Can’t wait to try it!
I’ve used it with both fresh and canned. Either way, just make sure you drain off as much liquid as you can or it will get watery. It’s not too spicy, if you are worried, just keep tasting as you add the spicy stuff and adjust to your taste
…I came across this recipe of yours on Pinterest…..I’m SO making this for an appy this weekend! Thank you! What a GREAT recipe!
…Do you have a suggestion, for an alternate to brown mustard?
Not sure. Make it without and see how it tastes. Maybe a bit of mustard powder, or even a tiny bit of cream style horseradish?
I’m planning on making this for Christmas, about how many servings does this make?
It really depends on how thick you cut the cucumber slices and how full you fill fill them. But about 18-24 cucumber cups.
i read comment about making stuffing ahead. would that be all the ingred. including the crab. i want to make the stuffing tonight and serve in cups for brunch but wasnt sure if i can add the crab to mix and let it sit for the 24 hours. help
thanks
If you want to make the filling ahead, the best way to do it is to mix every together except the crab and the salt. Right before you fill the cups, add the crab and a pinch of salt. Make sure the crab is drained well. Enjoy!
can you add the crab to the mix and let is sit overnight also or mix with out the crab and let it sit. help
thanks and sorry for the doulble comment!
happy holidays
This looks like a healthy option to satisfy my sushi craving! Thanks!
looks delish! can you recommend another meat that might go well with this besides crab? i want to make it for a party, but some guests don’t eat seafood…
I would try doing artichoke heats instead of crab. Just chop them up pretty good.
I bet chicken would work.
Awesome! I made diferent version with brie cheese, walnuts and freshly ground pepper: http://bitedelite.pl/2011/03/ogorkowa-przekaska/
I do these all the time for wedding and use chicken salad
Would immitation crab meat work just as well?
Pinning! This looks both easy and elegant.
I tried this out over the weekend and I have to admit I was disappointed. =(
1/2 teaspoon of salt is WAY TOO MUCH for this recipe! It was soooo salty for my pallet and practically inedible.
I made it for my dad’s b-day and he LOVES food like this and he only ate about 2-3 of them over the whole weekend.
I suggest not even adding salt until you taste test the filling after it’s prepared, then add salt as desired.
Thanks for the feedback! I’ll correct the recipe. I have had so many people make these and haven’t yet had that comment, but I can see where that may be a bit much. It also depends on the other products you use and the sodium content in those.
Thanks!
I love cucumbers! I like to make tuna salad and put it on top of sliced cucumbers for a healthy lunch. I can not wait to try this recipe, it looks yummy!!! Thanks!
Do you know how many carbs are in these?
Kelly over at Eat Yourself Skinny made these and did the calorie counts and WW points: http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/2012/01/cucumber-cups-stuffed-with-spicy-crab.html
Just wanted to share that this has been featured on our SMITTEN: SPRING 2012 GUIDE!
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My BFF and I just made this today and its soooo good!!!! I don’t even want to take it to Girl’s Night, I want to eat it all myself!!!
Yay!! That makes me so happy
This looks like such a healthy fresh snack! Would love to try it. Thanks for sharing.
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I am going to try this recipe with lobster!
looking at those pictures made me drool! I really want to try this recipe one of these days! keep on inspiring us!
nice idea! i think im gonna try making this with a guacamole filling cause im not big into sea food part
Sounds fabulous! Also, artichoke dip is great as well, or hummus
looks good!! i’m going to try to make it
I have not done the crab but I will. I did make diced ham salad and filled the cucumbers…yum!
I was wondering instead of crab can I use tuna but add those same ingredients??
I don’t think it would work out, but I’ve never tried it. If you don’t like crab, or can’t find it, try to use artichoke hearts instead. You can also substitute just about any dip that you like that you think could be eaten with cucumbers. I’ve had people say that they served these with that buffalo chicken ranch dip that everyone makes and it turned out really great.
Do you know how many carbs this dish has? Its very delicious, thank you for the recipe!
Thank you! I’m not sure. Eat-yourself-skinny.com made it and calculated the stats but I can’t remember.