Crab Melt
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Recipe type: Main Dish
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Serves: 2-4
 
When served on small pieces of bread these crab melts make yummy appetizers but they have also been our main course many times.
Ingredients
  • The meat of 1 Dungeness crab
  • ½ tsp ginger, minced
  • 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 Tbsp green onions, optional
  • Garlic Bread Sprinkle, optional
  • 1 avocado, sliced thinly
  • 3-4 slices of your favorite sourdough bread
  • Cheddar or Colby Jack cheese, shredded
  • Feta cheese, optional
Instructions
  1. Sauté the ginger and garlic for a couple of minutes over medium heat in a pan lightly-coated with oil.
  2. Place the bread slices on a baking sheet.
  3. Sprinkle the ginger/garlic mix over the slices of bread.
  4. Then top each slice with the crab meat.
  5. Sprinkle the grated cheese and feta, if desired, over the crab.
  6. Sprinkle the cheese with garlic bread sprinkle if desired.
  7. Bake the bread at 350 degrees until the cheese melts, broiling them at the end until the cheese is lightly browned and starting to bubble.
  8. Remove the melts from the oven and top them with avocado slices.
  9. Serve them warm with a tossed salad for a main course or cut them into small squares for appetizers.
Recipe by Itsy Bitsy Foodies at http://itsybitsyfoodies.com/crab-melt/