Classic Panini: Crab Melt

Name: Classic Panini: Crab Melt
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: cheddar cheese 2 oz (60 g), coarsely grated; mayonnaise ¼ cup (2 fl oz/60 ml); thinly sliced green onion 3 tbsp; hot dog buns 2, preferably New England–cut; unsalted butter 1 tbsp, melted; Old Bay seasoning 1 tsp; fresh lump crabmeat ½ lb (250 g); fresh lemon juice 2 tsp; grated lemon zest ½ tsp

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Perfect Panini

By Jodi Liano

Published 2013

About

Lemony crab salad is stuffed into New England-style buns, then topped with plenty of melted cheese in this hybrid of two East Coast classics: a lobster roll and Chesapeake Bay–style crabmeat. Find Old Bay seasoning in the spice section of most markets.

Ingredients

hot dog buns 2, preferably New England–cut
unsalted butter 1 tbsp, melted

Europe
United Kingdom
Italy
Fish course
Sandwich
Pescatarian
Street Food
Mediterranean
New England

Method

In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, green onion, lemon juice and zest, and Old Bay seasoning. Gently stir in the crabmeat, taking care not to break it up too much.
Preheat the sandwich grill. Open the hot dog buns flat and brush both sides with the melted butter. Place the buns, cut sides up, in the grill, close the top plate, and cook until lightly