Herbed Seafood Bruschetta

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1  tablespoon snipped chives
• 1  tablespoon snipped fresh basil
• 1  tablespoon snipped fresh mint
• 1  teaspoon bottled minced garlic
• 6  ounces frozen crabmeat, thawed and drained, or one 6.5-ounce can crabmeat, drained, flaked, and cartilage removed
• 8  ounces peeled, deveined, and cooked shrimp, coarsely chopped
• 1  cup chopped plum tomatoes
• 1/2  cup finely chopped onion
• 1  8-ounce loaf baguette-style French bread
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
•   Freshly ground pepper
•   Fresh basil (optional)

Directions

Stir together the 1 tablespoon olive oil, lemon juice, chives, basil, mint, and garlic in a mixing bowl. Add crabmeat, shrimp, tomatoes, and onion; toss to coat. Cut the bread into 48 thin slices; brush one side of each slice with some of the 2 tablespoons olive oil; sprinkle lightly with pepper.

Arrange bread slices, oiled sides up, on baking sheet. Broil 3 to 4 inches from heat for 1 to 2 minutes till toasted. Turn and broil other side till toasted. Arrange on a serving platter with oiled sides up; spoon seafood mixture on each slice. Garnish with fresh basil, if desired. Serve at once.