Best 12 Spicy Shrimp And Crab Bruschetta Recipes

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If you are planning to prepare a delightful seafood appetizer that is both flavorful and simple to make, look no further than spicy shrimp and crab bruschetta. This delectable dish combines the succulent flavors of shrimp and crab with a zesty blend of spices, all perched atop crispy toasted bread. Whether you're hosting a party or simply seeking a satisfying snack, this recipe is sure to tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more.

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ROUND 2 RECIPE - SHRIMP BRUSCHETTA



Round 2 Recipe - Shrimp Bruschetta image

Provided by Sandra Lee

Categories     appetizer

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 hoagies
10 reserved shrimp from Shrimp Scampi with Pesto Couscous recipe, tail removed and chopped
2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
Reserved basil pesto from Shrimp Scampi with Pesto Couscous recipe
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Slice the rolls into 1/4-inch pieces on the diagonal. Put them onto a baking sheet and bake them, turning once, until they are golden brown on both sides, about 10 minutes.
  • In a bowl combine the shrimp, tomatoes, basil pesto, and salt and pepper, to taste. Put a tablespoon of the mixture onto each piece of bread and serve.

SPICY SHRIMP AND CRAB BRUSCHETTA



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Categories     Appetizer     Crab     Shrimp     Bon Appétit     Sugar Conscious     Kidney Friendly     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 cup bottled clam juice
6 ounces uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined
6 green onions, thinly sliced
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 ounces crabmeat, drained
1/2 baguette, cut diagonally into 1/3-inch-thick slices
3 tablespoons (about) olive oil

Steps:

  • Bring clam juice to boil in medium saucepan. Add shrimp; reduce heat to medium, cover and cook just until shrimp are opaque in center, about 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer shrimp to cutting board; cool. Coarsely chop shrimp.
  • Mix sliced green onions, mayonnaise, lemon juice, paprika, and cayenne in medium bowl. Mix in shrimp and crabmeat. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
  • Preheat oven to 375°F. Brush both sides of baguette slices lightly with oil; arrange in single layer on baking sheet. Bake until bread is golden, about 10 minutes. Cool. Mound shrimp mixture atop bread. Place on platter and serve.

SPICY SHRIMP BRUSCHETTA



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     appetizer

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Thinly slice a baguette; arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake at 425 degrees F until lightly golden, about 7 minutes. Let cool slightly.
  • Toss 1/2 pound peeled shrimp with 1 tablespoon each chopped chives and parsley, 1 teaspoon each red pepper flakes and lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of cayenne. Grill 2 to 3 minutes per side. Spread marinara sauce on the toast rounds. Top with the shrimp; drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with chopped chives.

SPICY SHRIMP AND CRAB BRUSCHETTA RECIPE



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Provided by zeenieme

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 cup bottled clam juice
6 oz uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined
6 green onions, thinly sliced
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 T fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
4 oz crabmeat, drained
1/2 baguette, cut diagonally into 1/3 inch thick slices
3 T (about) olive oil

Steps:

  • Bring clam juice to boil in medium sauce pan. Add shrimp; reduce heat to medium, cover and cook just until shrimp are opaque in center, about 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer shrimp to cutting board; cool. Coarsely chop shrimp. Mix sliced green onions, mayonnaise, lemon juice, paprika and cayenne in medium bowl. Mix in shrimp and crabmeat. Season with salt and pepper. Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. (Cover and chill) Prepare oven to 375 degrees. Brush both sides of baguette slices lightly with oil; arrange in single layer on baking sheet. Bake until bread is golden about 10 minutes. Cool. Mound shrimp mixture atop bread. Place on platter and serve.

CRAB BRUSCHETTA



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"Usually, I use only vegetables on my bruschetta, but I wondered how crab would taste. My family loves crab cakes, and now we love this appetizer, too," Mary Cokenour jots from Monticello, Utah.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 20m

Yield 16 appetizers.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup finely chopped shallots
2 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans (6 ounces each) lump crabmeat, drained
1 cup chopped seeded plum tomatoes
1-1/2 teaspoons minced fresh basil or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
3/4 teaspoon minced fresh oregano or 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
8 slices Italian bread (1/2 inch thick)

Steps:

  • In a large skillet, saute shallots 2 tablespoons oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the crab, tomatoes, basil and oregano; cook and stir for 5-6 minutes or until heated through. Remove from the heat., Brush both sides of each slice of bread with remaining oil. In another large skillet, toast bread for 1-2 minutes on each side. Cut each slice in half; top with crab mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 103mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.

SPICY SHRIMP & CRAB COCKTAIL



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This seafood starter is so good that it makes me love a food I usually don't-radishes! This recipe also calls for spicy V8, but Zing Zang Bloody Mary Mix works just as well. Serve the cocktail straight up, with tortilla chips or on a bed of butter lettuce. -Heidi Knaak, Liberty, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 25m

Yield 12 servings (about 9 cups)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped
8 radishes, halved and thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
2 cups spicy hot V8 juice (about 16 ounces)
1 cup Clamato juice
1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
1/2 cup ketchup
5 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound peeled and deveined cooked small shrimp
1 pound lump crabmeat, drained
2 medium ripe avocados, peeled and cubed

Steps:

  • Mix the first 10 ingredients. Gently fold in shrimp, crab and avocados. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours or until cold. Serve in martini glasses.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 162 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 91mg cholesterol, Sodium 604mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 17g protein.

SPICY BOILED CRABS, SHRIMP, POTATOES, CORN, AND GARLIC



Spicy Boiled Crabs, Shrimp, Potatoes, Corn, and Garlic image

Categories     Garlic     Potato     Crab     Shrimp     Corn     Summer     Boil     Gourmet

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

24 live blue crabs
two 3-ounce packets Zatarain's crab boil or 5 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
1 tablespoon cayenne
1/2 cup table salt
3 lemons, quartered
2 onions, halved
1 1/2 pounds small potatoes (about 2 inches in diameter)
2 heads of garlic (not separated into cloves)
6 ears of corn, shucked
2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning*, or to taste, for sprinkling over boiled seafood
2 pounds large shrimp (about 30, preferably with heads)
Accompaniments:Horseradish Cocktail Sauce and French bread

Steps:

  • In a 7- to 8-gallon kettle bring 5 gallons water to a boil.
  • While water is coming to a boil, in a deep sink rinse crabs in 2 or 3 changes of water. (Do not fill sink too full or crabs may crawl out.)
  • Add Zatarain's crab boil or 5 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning, cayenne, salt, lemons, and onions to boiling water and boil 5 minutes. Add potatoes and garlic and boil until tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer potatoes and garlic with a large sieve to a large platter and keep warm, covered with foil. Add corn to boiling water and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer corn with tongs to platter and keep warm, covered with foil.
  • Return water to a boil. Transfer about 6 crabs carefully with long tongs to sieve, holding them down in sieve with tongs, and turn crabs out into boiling water. Add remaining crabs in same manner. Return water to a boil and cook crabs until just cooked through, about 10 minutes. (To determine doneness, remove a claw and crack it with the handle of a dinner knife. Use Knife to extract meat from claw.) Transfer crabs with sieve to another large platter and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning.
  • Return water to boil and cook shrimp until just cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer shrimp with sieve to large platter with crabs and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon Old Bay seasoning.
  • Serve crabs, shrimp, and vegetables with horseradish cocktail sauce and French bread.

JOHN SIERP'S CRAB BRUSCHETTA



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This crab bruschetta recipe is courtesy of John Sierp.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Appetizers     Finger Food Recipes

Yield Makes about 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 10

7 plum tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
1 small red onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons John Sierp's Garlic Oil
1 bunch fresh parsley leaves, chopped
10 fresh basil leaves, julienned
Sea salt
Freshly cracked black pepper
1 loaf Italian bread, sliced diagonally 1/4-inch thick
1/2 pound jumbo lump crab meat, picked over
Old Bay seasoning, for garnish

Steps:

  • In a medium bowl, stir together tomatoes, onion, garlic oil, parsley, basil, salt, and pepper. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lay bread slices in a single layer on a baking sheet; brush with olive oil. Bake until golden brown.
  • Spoon 1 tablespoon of tomato mixture onto bread; top with a piece of crab. Repeat with remaining bread slices. Season with Old Bay; serve immediately.

BALSAMIC SHRIMP BRUSCHETTA



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Find your new favorite bruschetta recipe with our Balsamic Shrimp Bruschetta. Ingredients like minced shallots, tomatoes, brown sugar, fresh rosemary and more make up this Balsamic Shrimp Bruschetta recipe that you didn't know you needed.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Appetizers & Snacks

Time 30m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. minced shallots
1 Tbsp. minced garlic
1 can (14.5 oz.) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup HEINZ Original Cocktail Sauce
1/3 cup HEINZ Balsamic Vinegar
2 Tbsp. dark brown sugar
1/2 tsp. finely chopped fresh rosemary
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
12 melba toast rounds
12 cooked cleaned large shrimp (1/2 lb.)
1/4 cup POLLY-O Shaved Parmesan Cheese

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 425°F.
  • Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add shallots and garlic; cook 2 to 3 min. or until tender, stirring frequently. Add next 6 ingredients; mix well. Simmer 10 min. or until liquid is reduced by half, stirring frequently.
  • Place toast rounds in single layer on baking sheet; top with shrimp, then tomato mixture.
  • Bake 7 min. Transfer to platter; sprinkle with cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Fat 3 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 480 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 6 g

SPICY SHRIMP BRUSCHETTA RECIPE - (4.7/5)



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Provided by á-73168

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 loaf Italian Bread
1 cup onion, diced
1 cup green pepper, diced
2 TBSP minced garlic
1 tap cayenne pepper
Dash of salt
Dash of pepper
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup Bertolli Arrabuiatta Sauce
1/4 cup pepperoni, diced into small pieces
Small bag of Italian blended cheeses (Asiagio, Provolone, Mozzarella and Parmesan.
Small bag of baby shrimp (precooked)

Steps:

  • Preheat Oven 350 degrees. Slice Italian bread loaf (approximately 1/2" thickness) and lightly toast in the toaster. Place toast onto a cookie sheet. Dice onion, green pepper and mix with garlic, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a pan and cook onion mixture (about 2 minutes). Add cream cheese and sauce to pan and cook until all combined and cream cheese is melted. Add pepperoni and shrimp and cook enough for shrimp to be heated through. Add 1/4 cup of the cheese mix and remove from the heat. Spoon mixture onto the toast and top with remaining cheese. Place on bottom rack of oven and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and turn on broiler to HI. Place pan on top rack and broil until cheese is lightly browned. Serve immediately. ENJOY!

SPICY BRUSCHETTA



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I had something similar to this at a party and decided I could do it better with a spicy Cajun flair.

Provided by Lande Hoffman

Categories     Spreads

Time 38m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 French bread (Baguette)
8 ounces grape tomatoes
3 garlic cloves (about 2 tbls.)
1 (4 ounce) can of sliced black olives
8 ounces butter
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 pinches white pepper, to taste
1 -2 tablespoon cayenne pepper, to taste
3 ounces olive oil
2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 shallot
5 tablespoons finely chopped green onions
3 tablespoons finely chopped celery
8 ounces cream cheese
6 ounces ricotta cheese
2 ounces parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • Cut french bread into thin slices (
  • Cut tomatoes into thin slices and set aside.
  • Keeping separated finely chop shallot, green onion, celery, cilantro, parsley, basil and oregano.
  • In a pan, using 2 oz olive oil sauté until soft (3-5 min): shallot, 3 tbls green onion, celery, parsley, basil,1 1/2 tbls cilantro, 1 tbls pressed garlic.
  • In a bowl mix together all cheeses (may have to microwave cheese 30 sec), cooled down sautéed ingredients from pan, garlic powder white pepper and cayenne pepper, best if refrigerated a few hours before spreading.
  • Put butter remaining olive oil and remaining garlic in a cup and melt down in a microwave.
  • Spread sliced bread on large cookie sheet.
  • Stir butter and generously brush it on one side of each piece of bread.
  • Put bread in broiler until lightly toasted.
  • Spread cheese mixture on cooled down bread.
  • Place sliced olives (2-3) on each piece.
  • Top with 2 or 3 slices of tomato.
  • Mix remaining cilantro and green onion and sprinkle over each slice.
  • You may have to chop some more cilantro and green onion for this.
  • Remember cilantro has a very powerful taste so use sparingly.
  • You can serve cold or put in oven at 350 for 5-8 minutes not allowing cheese to run.

SIMPLE CRAB BRUSCHETTA



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This easy Spring starter is perfect for the beginnings of an Easter feast. Thick slices of sourdough, crab and crunchy radishes make a fresh, zesty starter

Provided by Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer

Categories     Starter

Time 20m

Yield 6 as a starter

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 large slices sourdough
3 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for drizzling
200g mixed white and brown crabmeat (we used Cornish Fifty Fifty)
2 lemons , 1 zested and juiced, 1 cut into wedges to serve
½ tsp chilli flakes
50g Greek yogurt
150g bag mixed radishes , roughly chopped
handful parsley , leaves picked

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Brush the bread on both sides with oil, then roast on the top shelf of the oven for 10 mins until golden and crisp.
  • Mix together the crabmeat, lemon juice and 1/2 the zest, the chilli, yogurt and most of the radishes with some seasoning. Spoon the mixture onto the toasts, then top each with the leftover radishes, parsley and scatter over the remaining lemon zest. Season with pepper, drizzle with olive oil and serve with lemon wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 287 calories, Fat 9 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 35 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 15 grams protein, Sodium 1.1 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • Use fresh, high-quality seafood. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your bruschetta.
  • Don't overcook the seafood. Shrimp and crab should be cooked just until they are opaque and tender.
  • Use a good quality bread for your bruschetta. A rustic Italian bread or a baguette will work well.
  • Toast the bread until it is golden brown and crispy. This will help it to hold up to the toppings.
  • Be generous with the toppings. Don't be afraid to pile on the seafood, vegetables, and cheese.
  • Serve the bruschetta immediately. This is when it is at its best.

Conclusion:

Spicy shrimp and crab bruschetta is a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer that is perfect for any occasion. With its combination of fresh seafood, flavorful vegetables, and melted cheese, this dish is sure to be a hit. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy appetizer, give spicy shrimp and crab bruschetta a try. You won't be disappointed.

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