Seafood Sandwiches
Crab Melt Sandwiches
Lunch combinations and ideas are endless, even for quick meals. This grilled seafood sandwich goes along great with potato chips, chowder, and other side dishes. Here is how to make a crab melt sandwich.
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh lump crab meat, picked over
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, or to taste
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons coarse-grained mustard
- 4 (1-inch thick) slices Italian bread, with crust removed
- 4 teaspoons freshly grated Parmesan
- Unsalted butter, softened, if desired
Directions
- Preheat broiler. Put crab meat in a bowl and add 1 tablespoon lime juice and toss to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk together remaining tablespoon lime juice, mayonnaise, and mustard untilsmooth.
- Pour sauce over crab and toss to coat. Season crab mixture with salt and pepper andchill, covered, for 30 minutes.
- Lightly toast bread. Lightly butter toast. Spoon one fourth crab mixture into 1/2 cup measure.Holding toast on top of mixture in measure, invert crab onto the toast an set on an ungreasedbaking sheet.
- Repeat procedure with remaining crab mixture and toast and sprinkle 1 tablespoonParmesan over each sandwich.
- Broil sandwiches about 3 inches from heat until cheese is meltedand golden, 1 to 2 minutes.
