Grilled cheese sandwiches aren’t uncommon in our household, not at all. They’re easy and good and that’s all you can ask for. But, sometimes I just gotta mix things up. Not crazy mix things up, but crazy good mix things up. The filling in these crab grilled cheese sandwiches is just like a good crab salad. It just needs a little ‘help’, and that comes in the form of melted oooey gooey Swiss cheese on crispy golden bread. A nice crunch then creamy salad and cheese. Perfect.
The crab salad inside these crab grilled cheese sandwiches is actually quite good and simple. It’d also be perfect inside appetizer sandwiches. Ya know, the fancy ones they serve at teas.
Also try my mushroom grilled cheese sandwich.
Crab Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 sandwiches
Ingredients
- 6 ounces lump crab meat picked over for shells
- 2 tablespoons plus more, perhaps mayonnaise
- 4 tablespoons chopped green onions
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 slices bread I used 6 small slices of Vienna bread
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- In a bowl combine the crab, mayonnaise, green onions, lemon zest and pepper.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat or turn a panini press on high.
- Slather one side of each piece of bread with butter.
- Lay two slices of bread-butter side down in the skillet or onto the panini press.
- Add a slice of cheese to each, then divide the crab mixture between them.
- Add remaining slice of cheese to each and top with other piece of bread, butter-side up.
- Fry until golden brown on the bottom then flip and fry on the other side until done, or close your press and cook until nice and golden brown.
- Remove from skillet or panini press and slice and serve.
