Belgian Endive stuffed with Crab

The Belgian endive are also great stuffed with egg salad. In this recipe crab is used which is also an excellent choice.
 * This is for 8 servings.

Ingredients

 * 4 lettuce leaves
 * ½ lb Belgian endive (2 endive)
 * ½ lb crabmeat (can substitute bay shrimp)
 * 1 pinch salt
 * 1 cup mayonnaise
 * ¼ cup basil, fresh, chopped
 * ½ tsp lemon juice
 * 1 clove garlic, minced

Directions

 * 1) Arrange the lettuce leaves on a serving dish and set aside.
 * 2) Trim ⅛ inch off the stem end of the endive and separate the leaves.
 * 3) Discard any that are brown and rinse the remaining leaves under cold water.
 * 4) Lay them on a paper towel to dry.
 * 5) Put the mayonnaise, basil and lemon juice in a blender or food processor, and turn the machine on.
 * 6) Drop in the garlic and process until the mayonnaise is smooth.
 * 7) Stir the crabmeat, ⅓ cup of the mayonnaise and salt together in a bowl.
 * 8) Stuff each endive leaf with a heaping teaspoon of the crab mixture and arrange them on the serving dish.