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Breton Sandwich

This is a sandwich with a difference: its Breton character comes not only from the crab in mayonnaise, but also from pieces of "galette" (buckwheat pancake), fried in butter.

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Last modified on: November 11^th 2015

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For 4 sandwiches, you will need:

1 1 red onion
2 1 tomato
3 50 g lettuce leaves
4 1 buckwheat pancake
5 30 g butter
6 100 g crab meat
7 50 g Mayonnaise
8 1 tablespoon herbs of your choice
9 8 slices thin toast
10 salt
Total weight: 920 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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15 min.	7 min.	22 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Peel 1 red onion and slice thinly into rounds.

Slice 1 tomato (I'm using a green variety here).

Prepare the lettuce leaves.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Melt 30 g butter in a frying pan on medium heat.

Tear 1 buckwheat pancake into pieces and fry until golden brown.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Wjen nicely browned, salt lightly and set aside.

Mix 100 g crab meat with 50 g Mayonnaise and the chopped 1 tablespoon herbs of your choice.

Stage 4

Lay a slice of toast on the worktop.

Stage 5

Spread a layer of crab mayonnaise with herbs, then add a slice of tomato and a few onion rings.

Stage 6

Add some lettuce and pieces of fried buckwheat pancake.

Stage 7

Top with a second piece of toast.

Stage 8 - 10 min.

Make all the sandwiches like this.

These sandwiches are traditionally served cut into triangles and held one on top of the other with toothpicks.

Remarks

You can use a sea fish, such as salmon, instead of the crab if you prefer.

Keeping

Should be eaten the day it is made.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,937 Kcal or 8,110 Kj	54 gr	259 gr	76 gr
97 %	21 %	24 %	11 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
211 Kcal or 883 Kj	6 gr	28 gr	8 gr
11 %	2 %	3 %	1 %

Per sandwiche
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
484 Kcal or 2,026 Kj	14 gr	65 gr	19 gr
24 %	5 %	6 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg, Crustaceans, Sulfites, Mustard, Gluten, Sourdough

How much will it cost?

For 4 sandwiches : 6.98 €
Per sandwiche : 1.75 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Crab meat: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Verrine of avocado mousse and crab, Seafood feuillantines, Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Crab Cakes, ... All
	Lettuce leaves: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Scandinavian cocktail, ... All
	Mayonnaise: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken club sandwich, Crab Cakes, Eggs with mayonnaise, Roscoff salad, Macédoine of vegetables, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Fraisier (French strawberry cake), Leek and broccoli "à la flamande", Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Sorrel soup, ... All

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