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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

Keywords for this recipe:Sandwich Brittany Mayo Crab Galette Sarrasin Crunchy

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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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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,917 Kcal or 8,026 Kj	54 gr	259 gr	74 gr
96 %	21 %	24 %	11 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
208 Kcal or 871 Kj	6 gr	28 gr	8 gr
10 %	2 %	3 %	1 %

Per sandwiche
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
479 Kcal or 2,005 Kj	14 gr	65 gr	18 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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 sandwiches : 6.98 €
Per sandwiche : 1.75 €

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Source

Home made.

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 Cakes, Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , ... All
	Mayonnaise: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Surprise bread, Coleslaw, Piedmont salad, Breton coleslaw, ... All
	Lettuce leaves: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Scandinavian cocktail, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Brioche feuilletée (flaky brioche), Apple Batter Puddings, Chocolate almond cookies, Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, Tatin apple diplomat tart, ... All

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