Description
This Citrus Herb Swirled Stuffed Seafood Bread is a delightful combination of shrimp, crab, and white fish with a vibrant citrus-herb cream cheese swirl, baked inside a baguette. It’s a flavorful and satisfying dish perfect as an appetizer or light meal.
Ingredients
- 2 large baguette rolls (600g)
- 200g raw shrimp, chopped
- 150g lump crab meat
- 100g white fish fillet, diced
- 1 small shallot, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 15ml olive oil
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced (30ml total)
- 5g smoked paprika
- 2.5g ground cumin
- 1g cayenne pepper
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 100g cream cheese, softened
- 15ml plain Greek yogurt
- 5g fresh dill, chopped
- 30g panko breadcrumbs
- 15g Parmesan cheese, grated
- 30g melted butter (1 tsp for topping, 2 tbsp for sauce)
- 5g fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Prepare Bread & Oven: Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F). Slice baguettes, scoop out some bread, leaving a 2cm shell.
- Sauté Aromatics: Heat olive oil, sauté shallot and garlic until fragrant (about 1 minute).
- Cook Seafood: Add shrimp, crab, and fish; cook until shrimp is pink and fish is opaque (3-4 minutes).
- Season Seafood: Stir in lemon zest, juice, paprika, cumin, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Cool slightly.
- Make Cream Cheese Swirl: Combine cream cheese, yogurt, lemon juice, zest, dill, and salt. Chill into a log.
- Assemble & Fill: Fill baguettes with seafood, place cream cheese log in center, top with remaining seafood.
- Bake: Brush with butter, sprinkle with panko and Parmesan. Bake 12-15 minutes until golden.
- Make Sauce & Serve: Melt butter with lemon zest and juice. Drizzle over bread, garnish with parsley, and slice.
Notes
For a zero-waste tip, use the scooped-out bread crumbs to coat the seafood or mix with the topping. Adjust cayenne pepper to your spice preference.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 80mg