Soft Shell Club Sandwich

Name: Soft Shell Club Sandwich
Ingredients: 8 slices country loaf bread, lightly toasted; 1 bunch arugula, washed and dried; 1 small red onion, peeled, sliced into 4 inch thick slices; 1 large red beefsteak tomato, cut into 4 inch thick slices; 4 scallions, washed, quartered lengthwise; 10 clean basil leaves; ½ bunch clean arugula leaves; 1½ Tbsp. pine nuts; 8 thick slices of quality bacon; 8 medium soft shell crabs, dispatched and cleaned; ½ cup all-purpose flour, for dredging; 2 Tbsp. sweet butter; Salt, to taste; ½ cup mayonnaise; ½ cup pesto; 1 clove fresh garlic, peeled; 2½ tsp. grated Parmesan cheese; ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

Preparation info

Yields
4
sandwiches

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sandwiches of the World

By Battman

Published 2007

About

Ingredients

8 thick slices of quality bacon
8 medium soft shell crabs, dispatched and cleaned
½ cup

Sandwich

Method

To make the pesto, place all of the pesto ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Process till smooth. Refrigerate.

In a large sauté pan at medium heat, cook bacon till crisp. Remove and keep warm. Discard half the fat, return pan to medium heat.

Dredge crabs lightly in flour, then sauté shell side down for 2 minutes. Flip the crabs, add the butter, and cook 2-½ minutes lon