Ingredients
- 1 stalk celery
- 1/4 cup red pepper
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 1 pound cooked crawfish meat, picked over for shells
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 to 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, plus more to taste
- 1 dash salt, or to taste
- 1 dash freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
- 4 to 5 white top-split hot dog buns
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 bunch watercress, roughly chopped
- Lemon wedges, for garnish
Steps to Make It
- Finely mince the celery and red pepper, and roughly chop the capers.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the crawfish meat with the minced celery, red pepper and capers. In a small bowl, stir together the mustard and the mayonnaise until it is well combined, then fold it into the crawfish mixture until the ingredients are completely coated. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice to taste, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Arrange the sandwich buns cut side up on a baking sheet, opening them slightly so that the inside part is exposed. Using a broiler or a toaster oven, toast the buns lightly. Remove them from the oven or toaster oven and lightly butter the toasted interiors of the buns.
- To serve, spoon a generous amount of crawfish salad into a warm hot dog bun. Top with a sprinkle of watercress and serve with a lemon wedge to squeeze over the salad before eating.

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