Crab toasts with mayonnaise, Basque pintxos

Crab toasts with mayonnaise, Basque pintxos

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A small, fresh Basque pintxo: crab meat with mayonnaise and sliced red onion, spread on small slices of toasted bread, garnished with parsley.

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This pintxo is meant to be eaten in one bite: a filling of crab in mayonnaise and sliced red onion, spread on freshly toasted bread. It’s simple yet refined, making it perfect as an appetizer.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodno cooking required
  • Estimated cost$18.09 $2.26 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

8 people
  • $17.79
  • $0.14
  • $0.08
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the crustacean and remove all the meat.
  2. Wash the new onion under cold water and finely chop it. ≈ 8 min
  3. In a bowl, combine the crab meat, mayonnaise, and onion. ≈ 4 min
  4. Mix and season with salt. ≈ 4 min
  5. Spread evenly on the toasted bread.
  6. Garnish with parsley. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Crab toasts with mayonnaise, Basque pintxos

  • 200 g of crab or spider crab meat$17.79
  • 25 grams of mayonnaise$0.14
  • salt$0.08
  • 1/2 cup of chopped fresh scallions$0.08

Total$18.09

that's $2.26 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of crab or spider crab meat
  • 25 grams of mayonnaise
  • salt
  • 1/2 cup of chopped fresh scallions
  • 8 slices of freshly baked, bite-sized bread, grilled to perfection
  • A pinch of chopped parsley

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