Best 8 Easy Crab Tostadas Recipes

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Welcome to the world of easy crab tostadas, a delightful culinary creation that combines the flavors of the sea with the crunch of tostadas. Whether you are a seafood enthusiast or simply looking for a quick and delicious meal, this article is your guide to crafting the perfect crab tostada. With a few simple ingredients and easy-to-follow steps, you will be able to indulge in a taste of the ocean from the comfort of your home. So, gather your ingredients, prepare your kitchen, and let's embark on a culinary journey to create the best crab tostadas you've ever tasted!

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CRAB TOSTADAS



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Provided by Lourdes Castro

Categories     Appetizer     Quick & Easy     Cinco de Mayo     Dinner     Lunch     Mayonnaise     Crab     Avocado     Jalapeño     Cilantro     Sugar Conscious     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 pound lump crabmeat
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
3 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
1 jalapeño, stemmed and finely chopped
3 plum tomatoes, cored, seeded, and chopped
1/4 cup lightly packed cilantro leaves, chopped
2 limes, finely grated zest and juice
Salt and black pepper
8 flat tostada shells, packaged or homemade
1 avocado, pitted and thinly sliced
Garnish
Cilantro sprigs
2 limes, quartered

Steps:

  • Prepare the Crabmeat
  • Put the crabmeat in a bowl. Pick through it with your fingers to remove any cartilage.
  • Combine the Ingredients
  • Add the oil, mayonnaise, onion, jalapeño, tomatoes, cilantro, and lime zest and juice to the crabmeat. Using a rubber spatula or spoon, gently fold (or toss) all ingredients until well blended. Season well with salt and pepper.
  • Assemble and Serve
  • Top each tostada shell with a few slices of avocado, place a generous serving of the crabmeat mixture over it, and garnish with a sprig of cilantro. Serve each with a lime wedge.

CRAB & AVOCADO TOSTADAS



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Use a corn tortilla as a base then top with storecupboard crabmeat, guacamole-style Mexican dip and salad

Provided by Lucy Netherton

Categories     Dinner, Main course

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 small red onion , sliced into thin rings
juice 2 limes , plus wedges to serve
pinch of caster sugar
170g can white crabmeat in brine, drained
2 spring onions , finely sliced
1 red chilli , deseeded and chopped
1 really ripe avocado , peeled, stoned and chopped
1 small garlic clove , crushed
2 corn tortillas
handful mixed salad leaves

Steps:

  • Put the onion in a bowl and cover with half the lime juice and a good pinch each of sugar and salt. Leave to soften while you get everything else ready.
  • Mix together the crabmeat, spring onions and half the chilli. Season with black pepper and set aside. Mash the avocado with the remaining lime juice, garlic and some seasoning. You can leave it quite chunky or mash it until smooth. Stir in the rest of the chilli.
  • Bend each tortilla in half and toast in a toaster for 1 min. Put on 2 plates and top with the salad leaves, then mashed avocado. Finish with the crabmeat and drained pickled onion. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 394 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 27 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 22 grams protein, Sodium 1.1 milligram of sodium

CRABMEAT TOSTADAS



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All you need is a little lime juice, cilantro and chili pepper for this crabmeat tostada topping. Corn makes a nice addition too, but at this time of year it will have to come from the freezer.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     dinner, easy, quick, weekday, main course

Time 10m

Yield 6 main-dish servings or 10 appetizer servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 pound cooked crabmeat, picked over for shells
1 to 2 jalapeño or serrano chilies, seeded if desired and minced
4 scallions, white and light green parts, sliced thin or minced
1/2 pound tomatoes, finely diced (optional; omit if good tomatoes are not available)
2/3 cup corn kernels (fresh or thawed frozen), steamed for 5 minutes
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 cup fresh lime juice (more to taste)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (optional)
Salt to taste
9 corn tortillas, cut into quarters or halves and toasted in the microwave
Sliced radishes (optional)

Steps:

  • Toss together all of the ingredients except the tortillas and radishes. If desired, warm through in a pan over medium heat, but don't cook the crab, or it will become too tough.
  • Spoon the crab mixture onto the toasted tortilla halves or triangles. Garnish with radish slices if desired and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 175, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 23 grams, Fat 2 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 17 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 447 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams

CRAB SALAD TOSTADAS



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If you can't find tostadas at the store, you can fry your own, or just serve the crab salad and dip with large tortilla chips alongside instead.

Provided by Anna Stockwell

Categories     Crab     Celery     Tomato     Mint     Jalapeño     Lime Juice     Dip     Avocado     Lime     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Quick & Easy     Summer     Dinner

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 celery stalks, thinly sliced
1 pint cherry tomatoes, preferably yellow, halved
1 cup mint leaves
1 jalapeño, seeded if desired, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
2 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 lb. super lump or jumbo lump crab meat, picked over, drained
1 batch Creamy Avocado Dip
Lime wedges (for serving)

Steps:

  • Toss celery, tomatoes, mint, jalapeño, lime juice, oil, Old Bay, and salt in a large bowl. Gently mix in crab meat.
  • Spread tostadas with Creamy Avocado Dip and top with salad. Serve with lime wedges alongside.

SPICY CRAB TOSTADAS



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Delicious, packed with flavor, and easy: that's the name of the game with this elegant tostada recipe, which takes its flavorful cues from Mexico. Get the recipe for Spicy Crab Tostadas.

Provided by Ananda Eidelstein

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 large jalapeño
0.33 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
0.25 cup canola oil
4 6-in. corn tortillas
8 ounces cooked jumbo lump crabmeat, drained and picked over
2 stalks celery, finely chopped (½ cup), plus leaves for serving
1 small shallot, finely chopped (2 Tbsp.)
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (from 1 lime)
0.25 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Thinly sliced radishes, for serving
Green pepper hot sauce, for serving (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat broiler with rack 6 inches from heat. Place jalapeño on a baking sheet and broil until charred in spots, 5 to 8 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes. Finely chop and transfer to a small bowl; stir in mayonnaise and ¼ teaspoon salt. Set aside.
  • Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high. Add 1 tortilla; cook, flipping once and pressing down with a spatula for even coloring, until golden, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Repeat with remaining 3 tortillas. (Reduce heat as needed if tortillas get too dark around edges.) Season fried tortillas with ¼ teaspoon salt.
  • Stir crabmeat, celery, shallot, lime juice, pepper, and remaining ½ teaspoon salt in a bowl until combined. Spread jalapeño mayonnaise over tortillas and top with crabmeat mixture. Top with radishes, celery leaves, and hot sauce (if using).

EASY CRAB TOSTADAS



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These are delicious tostadas, my whole family makes them and loves them. My husband doesn't care to much for seafood but always looks forward to eating this.

Provided by jjwilson_1

Categories     Crab

Time 10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (16 ounce) package tostadas
1 (16 ounce) package crab (immitation crab is fine)
4 tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion (or less)
chopped cilantro
1 lemon, juice of
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream, 8oz
salt
hot sauce (optional)
1 avocado (optional)

Steps:

  • chop up crab or pull apart with your hands put all ingredients together in a bowel and drench with lemon and salt. Put sour cream on tostada top with crab mixture and top with slices of avocado and any kind of hot sauce if you want.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 386.9, Fat 26.4, SaturatedFat 15.8, Cholesterol 119.5, Sodium 404.6, Carbohydrate 13.8, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 4.6, Protein 24.8

BLUE MOONANDREG; CRAB TOSTADA



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Provided by Food Network

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 25

4 large tostadas
Mixed greens
TOMATILLO DRESSING:
1/2 lb. tomatillos
1 oz. cilantro
1 tbsp. sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Salt and pepper to taste
PAPRIKA-BRAISED PEPPERS AND ONIONS:
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
1 yellow pepper, thinly sliced
1 red pepper, thinly sliced
1 green pepper, thinly sliced
8 oz. canned organic black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 tbsp. paprika
2 oz. orange juice
CRAB MIX:
1 cup orange juice reduced to 2 oz.
1/2 cup paprika-braised peppers and onions, diced
1/2 cup mayo
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 lb. lump crab
Ritz® crackers

Steps:

  • Description
  • On a smooth spring evening, enjoy this dish of orange-crab tostada, creamy tomatillo dressing, mixed greens, and paprika-braised peppers and onions.
  • Beer Pairing
  • Blue Moon® Spring Blonde Wheat Ale, with its subtle flavors of orange and lemon peel, pairs nicely with seafood dishes.
  • Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • To make the tomatillo dressing, peel and wash the tomatillos. Roast them in the oven for approximately 20 minutes or until soft and blistering. Put in a food processor or blender; puree with cilantro and sugar, add orange juice and then add mayo. Season with salt and pepper and refrigerate.
  • To make the paprika-braised peppers and onions, saute onions in a large saute pan in oil until soft. Add peppers and beans and saute one minute more. Add paprika and orange juice. Cook an additional 30 seconds. Remove from heat and let cool.
  • To make the crab mix, mix orange juice, lemon juice, diced paprika-braised peppers and onions, mayo, crumbled Ritz crackers, and crab.
  • To assemble, toss mixed greens with dressing and peppers then put into four bowls. Spread each tostada with crab mix. Place atop salad and garnish with orange slices and more paprika-braised peppers and onions.
  • Serve additional tomatillo dressing on the side.

LUMP CRAB MEAT TOSTADAS



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Crisp tortillas are layered with slices of creamy avocado and topped with a zesty crab salad to make the perfect appetizer or light meal.

Provided by Annacia

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 20m

Yield 4-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 lb lump crabmeat
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
3 tablespoons finely chopped red onions
1 jalapeno, stemmed and finely chopped
3 plum tomatoes, cored, seeded, and chopped
1/4 cup lightly packed cilantro leaf, chopped
2 limes, finely grated zest and juice
salt and black pepper
8 flat tostadas (packaged or homemade fried or baked to crisp)
1 avocado, pitted and thinly sliced
fresh cilantro stem
2 limes, quartered

Steps:

  • PREPARE:.
  • Put the crabmeat in a bowl.
  • Pick through it with your fingers to remove any cartilage.
  • COMBINE:.
  • Add the oil, mayonnaise, onion, jalapeño, tomatoes, cilantro, and lime zest and juice to the crabmeat.
  • Using a rubber spatula or spoon, gently fold (or toss) all ingredients until well blended.
  • Season well with salt and pepper.
  • ASSEMBLE:.
  • Top each tostada shell with a few slices of avocado, place a generous serving of the crabmeat mixture over it, and garnish with a sprig of cilantro. Serve each with a lime wedge.
  • OPTION:.
  • Another more casual option is to put the crabmeat mixture in a bowl or platter and serve the tortillas alongside, allowing your guests to make their own tostadas. In this case, dice the avocado and fold it into the crabmeat mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 296.2, Fat 14.8, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 88, Sodium 488.5, Carbohydrate 16.9, Fiber 6, Sugar 3.6, Protein 27.4

Tips:

  • Choose fresh, high-quality crab meat: Fresh crab meat has a sweet, delicate flavor and minimal fishy odor. Look for crab meat that is firm and moist, with no discoloration.
  • Make your own tostada shells: Homemade tostada shells are easy to make and taste much better than store-bought ones. Simply press corn tortillas into a tortilla press or hot skillet until they are crispy and golden brown.
  • Load up on toppings: Crab tostadas are a great way to use up leftover ingredients. Common toppings include shredded cabbage, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, and Mexican cheese. Get creative and experiment with different combinations to find your favorite.
  • Serve immediately: Crab tostadas are best served immediately after they are assembled. The tostada shells can become soggy if they sit for too long.

Conclusion:

Crab tostadas are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or main course. They are perfect for a party or a casual dinner. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a delicious and memorable meal that everyone will enjoy.

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