Recipe: Seafood Spread (using shrimp and crab (or imitation crab), blender)

SEAFOOD SPREAD

1 teaspoon margarine or butter
1 teaspoon olive oil
4 ounces shelled and deveined, small raw shrimp
1⁄2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 clove garlic, minced
2⁄3 cup (3 oz.) imitation crab meat (surimi) or crab meat
3 tablespoons sliced green onions
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3 to 5 drops hot pepper sauce
4 ounces light cream cheese
2 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt
1⁄4 teaspoon salt, if desired
Crackers (for serving)

Heat margarine and olive oil in small non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp, mushrooms, and garlic. Cook and stir about
2 minutes. Add crab and green onions. Cook and stir until shrimp are opaque and mushrooms are tender, about 2 minutes. Add Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce. Remove from heat and set aside.

Place remaining ingredients, except crackers, in blender jar. Cover and blend at STIR until smooth, about 15 seconds; scrape sides of blender jar, if necessary. Add seafood mixture. Blend at STIR until mixed, about 10 to 15 seconds; scrape sides of blender jar, if necessary.

Chill. Serve as a spread for crackers.

Makes 1 1⁄2 cups; 24 servings (1 tablespoon each)
Source: KitchenAid 5 Speed Ultra Power Blender Manual