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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 8 sandwiches, you will need:

1 2 reds onion
2 2 tomatoes
3 100 g lettuce leaves
4 2 buckwheat pancakes
5 60 g butter
6 200 g crab meat
7 100 g Mayonnaise
8 2 tablespoons herbs of your choice
9 16 slices thin toast
10 salt
Total weight: 1,840 grams

Change these quantities to make: 2 sandwiches 4 sandwiches 8 sandwiches 12 sandwiches

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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 2 reds onion and slice thinly into rounds.

Slice 2 tomatoes (I'm using a green variety here).

Prepare the lettuce leaves.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Melt 60 g butter in a frying pan on medium heat.

Tear 2 buckwheat pancakes into pieces and fry until golden brown.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Wjen nicely browned, salt lightly and set aside.

Mix 200 g crab meat with 100 g Mayonnaise and the chopped 2 tablespoons 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
5,204 Kcal or 21,788 Kj	121 gr	538 gr	286 gr
260 %	46 %	51 %	43 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
283 Kcal or 1,185 Kj	7 gr	29 gr	16 gr
14 %	3 %	3 %	2 %

Per sandwiche
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
650 Kcal or 2,721 Kj	15 gr	67 gr	36 gr
33 %	6 %	6 %	5 %

% 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, Shellfish, Sulfites, Mustard, Gluten, leaven

How much will it cost?

For 8 sandwiches : 13.97 €
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, Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Crab Cakes, Seafood feuillantines, ... 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: Roscoff salad, Mixed salad with curry mayo, Vegetable tartare, Cocktail sauce, Crab Cakes, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Madeleines, Coconut sweetcrust pastry, Kouign-amann, Filo leeks and cheese tart, Tea and white chocolate biscuits, ... All

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