Crab Salad Bites on Endive
6 ounces lump white crab meat, broken into small pieces with your fingertips
1/4 red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 shallot, finely chopped
1 orange, zested
3 radishes, grated
3 T. chopped celery greens
Salt and pepper
1/4 C. mayonnaise
3 T. heavy cream
24 endive leaves
Chopped parsley or chives, to garnish
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Put the crab in a medium bowl, and add the bell pepper, shallot, orange zest, grated radish, celery greens, salt, and pepper. Combine the mayonnaise and heavy cream in a small bowl. Add the dressing to the crab and mix well. Using a rounded spoonful, mound the crab salad onto the root end of the endive and fill the leaves half the length of the endive. Arrange the stuffed endive on a platter and garnish with chopped parsley or chives.