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 11th 2015
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
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Should be eaten the day it is made.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 15 min. | 7 min. | 22 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 4 sandwiches : 6.98 €
- Per sandwiche : 1.75 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Crab meat: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Seafood feuillantines, Verrine of avocado mousse and crab, 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, Tomato ladybirds, Piedmont salad, Surprise bread, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, Flognarde, Burger buns, How to prepare spinach, ... All |
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