Crab Melts Food

CRAB MELT

Steps:

• Melt butter and cheese over low heat; add lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic salt.
• Mix well.
• Process in blender until smooth.
• In bowl, fold in crabmeat and chives.
• Slice bread into half inch slices and spread on crabmeat mixture.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

CRAB MELTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the crab, mayonnaise, celery and onion. Place muffins on an ungreased baking sheet. , Broil 4-6 in. from the heat until toasted. Spread each muffin half with crab mixture. Top with tomato and cheeses; sprinkle with paprika. Broil until bubbly.

QUICK CRAB MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. In a small bowl, mix crab, mayonnaise, celery and green onion until blended. Place muffin halves on an ungreased baking sheet., Broil 4-6 in. from heat until toasted. Spread with crab mixture. Top with tomato and cheeses; sprinkle with paprika. Broil until bubbly.

CRAB MELT-AWAYS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler to high heat. Mix all ingredients except toast slices; spread evenly onto toast slices.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Broil until lightly browned. Garnish each appetizer with 1 tsp. each red pepper and green onion.

CRAB AND SWISS MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Beat the cream cheese in a medium bowl until fluffy. Mix in crab, garlic, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Spread onto bread slices and top with Swiss cheese. Place on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until the cheese has melted and browned slightly. Sprinkle with parsley, and serve.

QUICK AND EASY CRAB MELTS

Steps:

• Put the French bread or ciabatta bread halves in the oven on a baking sheet at about 350°F (175°C) or under the broiler or grill for five minutes or until they are beginning to take on a bit of colour.
• Meanwhile, mix the crab meat with the mustard, red pepper, and celery.
• Add crème fraîche or sour cream as well as salt and pepper to taste. Mix together gently.
• Divide the crab mixture between the pieces of bread and top with the cheese slices.
• Return the crab and cheese topped bread to the oven for five to ten minutes, or place under the broiler or grill, until the cheese is bubbling and brown.
• The cheese gets very hot, so allow these to cool a bit before serving one half of the panini or ciabatta to each person, or cutting into small pieces to serve as hors d'oeuvres.

SCREAMING CRAB MELTS ON PUMPERNICKEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, whisk together cream cheese and heavy cream until smooth. Fold in crab, chives and horseradish. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Transfer mixture to a small baking dish and bake 10 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
• Preheat broiler.
• Spread 1/2 teaspoon mustard on 1 side of each pumpernickel round. Top with spinach leaves and crab mixture. Sprinkle Parmesan over top. Broil 2 minutes, until top is golden brown. Place 2 olive rings on the top of each crab melt and fill the center with a piece of pimento, making "eyes". Use another strip of pimento to make a circle for a "screaming mouth".

CRAB MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• In a medium bowl, stir together mayonnaise, celery, onion, garlic powder, and TABASCO sauce.
• Fold in crab meat and cheddar cheese.
• Spread mixture evenly on English muffin halves. Sprinkle with fresh parsley.
• Broil until cheese is melted and mixture is bubbly.

BRIOCHE-CRAB MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• Spread the cut sides of the brioche or dinner rolls with the unsalted butter (or truffle butter) and set on a baking sheet, cut sides up.
• Broil the rolls 6 inches from the heat, until toasted.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 400°F degrees.
• In a large bowl, mix the mayonnaise, red onion, parsley, lime juice, apple and hot sauce and season with salt and pepper; fold in the crabmeat.
• Set the top halves of the rolls aside.
• Top the bottoms with the crab salad and sprinkle with the Gruyere.
• Bake in the upper third of the oven until the cheese is melted.
• Close the crab melts and serve.

CRAB MELT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 9x9 baking dish (or similar size) with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Combine Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, chopped onion, lump crab meat, chopped artichokes, parsley, fine sea salt, white pepper and smoked paprika in a medium bowl. Toss to combine being carful to not break apart crab pieces.
• Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes, or until starting to lightly brown.
• Place sourdough bread slices on a rimmed baking sheet. Place under high broil about 4 inches from the heating mechanism for 3-4 minutes or until they brown lightly. Remove.
• Evenly spoon hot crab mixture over each slice of bread, 2 slices of tomato and 2 slices of Monterey Jack cheese.
• Place back under the broiler until cheese melts, approximately 2 minutes, but watch closely considering that broilers vary greatly.
• Serve open face and hot.
• If you've tried this recipe, please come back and let us know how it was!

CRAB MELTS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine crab meat, mayo, green onion, garlic, shredded cheddar and pepper in a medium bowl.
• On cookie sheet, lay croissants out open faced. Spread crab mixture over bottom half and lay cheese slices over top half. Bake in oven until browned. About 15 minutes.
• I serve with a light green salad.

CRAB MELTS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, combine crab, artichoke hearts, bell pepper, all but 3 tbsp green onion, mayonnaise, sour cream, and lemon zest; mix well.
• Spread over bread slices; arrange cheese slices over crab mixture to cover.
• Place sandwiches on baking sheet. Place under broiler until cheese softens, about 2 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining 2 tbsp green onion.

OLD ENGLISH CRAB-CHEESE MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• Place muffin pieces on 2 cookie tins. Rinse and drain crab meat; drain well. Mix crab with butter, cheese, salts and mayonnaise. Mix well and spread on muffin pieces. You must freeze for at least 30 minutes or longer before broiling. Broil until puffed, bubbly and slightly golden brown. Serve hot.

CRAB MELTS

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl, stir together the crab,green onion, lemon juice, mayonnaise and mustard. Season well with salt and pepper.
• 2. Preheat broiler. Place the bread slices on a foil covered baking sheet and toast one side of the bread under the broiler. Turn over the slices and top evenly with the crab mixture. Sprinkle evenly with the cheese and broil just until the cheese melts.

CRAB MELT

Steps:

• Mix the Crab meat with the mustard, mascarpone, chili, coriander and lime.
• Spread over the ciabatta slice and cover with the grated cheese of your choice.
• Toast under the grill until the cheese is bubbling.
• Season with black pepper and serve.