Devon crab toasts with lemon and chive

Name: Devon crab toasts with lemon and chive
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200g white and brown crab meat; 2 tbsp crème fraîche; 1 lemon, zest and juice; 2 tbsp chives, finely chopped; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 4 thick slices sourdough; 30g butter; 20g rocket, to serve

Sweet white and brown crab meat piled on buttered toast with lemon and fresh chives, a quick seaside lunch.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.18 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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200 gwhite and brown crab meat
2 tbspcrème fraîche
1lemonzest and juice
2 tbspchivesfinely chopped
1 tspcayenne pepper
4thick slices sourdough
30 gbutter
20 grocketto serve

Method

1
Tip the crab meat into a bowl. Stir in the crème fraîche, lemon zest, a squeeze of juice, half the chives and the cayenne. Season with black pepper.
2
Toast the sourdough until golden and crisp at the edges.
3 min
3
Butter the toast while it is still hot.
4
Pile the crab mixture on top of each slice.
5
Scatter over the rest of the chives and add a little rocket. Serve with lemon wedges.

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