Busch's Crab Sliders
Joe Busch and Charlie Mattis started the family venture in 1975 by acquiring two stores in Clinton and Saline from Vescio's Foods and naming them J&C Family Foods. Yep, you counted right, we are over the hill!

Ingredients

Yield: 12 sliders


1 pound crab meat, picked over
1 cup celery, cleaned and minced
½ cup green onions, minced
1 cup red pepper, seeded and minced
½ cup minced dill pickle
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, minced
½ cup mayonnaise
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
12 slider buns or small soft rolls
12 small pieces romaine lettuce

Instructions

1. Combine the crabmeat, celery, green onion, red pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice, tarragon, mayonnaise, sea salt, and black pepper in a bowl and mix until completely combined.
2. Place the slider bun bottoms on a tray or clean work surface. Place about ½ cup of the crab mixture on each bun.
3. Top the crab mixture on each bun with a small romaine lettuce leaf.

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