Jose Garces is a master of tapas and this recipe for Crab Montadito is a perfect example of his skills. A fresh tomato puree is spread on garlic toasts and then topped with silky avocado slices, a creamy savory crab salad and a sprinkling of espelette pepper.
Jose Garces is the chef and owner of restaurants in Philadelphia, Chicago, Palm Springs, and Atlantic City and the author of two cookbooks, Latin Evolution and The Latin Road Home. He is the 2009 winner of the James Beard Foundation’s prestigious “Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic” award and one of only eight chefs in the country to hold Food Network’s Iron Chef title.