New England Crabby Melts
From kathye 16 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Delicious crab melt for snacks, lunch or a light dinner when paired with a green salad. From Rachael Ray's magazine 2006
Ingredients
- 3 roasted red peppers (from a jar), drained shopping list
- salt and freshly ground pepper shopping list
- juice of l lemon shopping list
- 1 tsp Tabasco sauce (more if you dare) shopping list
- 3 T extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
- 12 oz fresh or canned lump crabmeat shopping list
- 2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning shopping list
- 2 celery ribs from the heart, finely chopped shopping list
- 2 sprigs of fresh tarragon, leaves stripped from stems and chopped shopping list
- 3 scallions, finely chopped shopping list
- 4 sandwich-size English muffins, split (use muffins that are not too thin because they have to support the topping) shopping list
- unsalted butter, softened, for buttering muffins shopping list
- 2 cups watercress, chopped shopping list
- 2 cups shredded gruyere cheese (about 8 oz) shopping list
How to make it
- Red Pepper Dressing:
- Place the peppers in the bowl of a food processor and season with salt and pepper
- Add the lemon juice and Tabasco, then put the lid in place and turn on the processor
- Stream in the olive oil and process until smooth and set aside
- For Crab Melts:
- Preheat the broiler
- Using your fingers, check the crabmeat for pieces of shell
- In a medium bowl, combine the crab and Old Bay and mix lightly to combine
- Add the celery, tarragon and scallions to the crab and toss with the red pepper dressing and adjust the seasoning to taste
- Toast the English muffins under the hot broiler, then lightly butter them
- Top each with a small handful of watercress, then with a scoop of the crab salad
- Pat down the salad a bit, then top with a handful of cheese and return to the broiler to melt the cheese, about 1 to 2 minutes
- Remove and serve immediately!
- Note: You can also use a long loaf of a coarse bread (such as Ciabatta) and make 1 large melt and cut into slices for a party or appetizer bar (just double the recipe)
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I love crab and never get tired of it. This sounds like a great party idea next time I have my gang over for cards. Great post. Got my 5.
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Got a five from me..can't wait to try it! Thanks for the post.
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Wonderful recipe! I can't wait to try this one.
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