Green Goddess Crab Tapas

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
• 2 lemons
• juice of
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 avocado
• halved
• pitted and peeled
• 1 baguette
• sliced on the bias 1/4-inch thick
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• for drizzling
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound Dungeness crabmeat
• picked for shells (jumbo lump can be substituted)
• Smoked paprika
• for finishing
• Sea salt
• for finishing

Instructions

1. For the dressing: Put the mayonnaise, sour cream, parsley, chives, tarragon, lemon juice, lemon zest and avocado in a food processor and process until smooth.
2. For the crostini: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spread out the baguette slices in one layer on a baking sheet.
3. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
4. Bake until lightly golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
5. Spread the baguette slices generously with dressing, then top with crabmeat.
6. Sprinkle with smoked paprika and sea salt.