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Open-Faced Crab Cake Melt

Prep Time 13 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 sandwiches

Ingredients

Maryland-Style Russian Dressing:

  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1/2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon capers minced
  • 1 teaspoon dill pickle relish
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay Seafood Seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons salted butter softened
  • 2 thick slices sourdough bread
  • 2 Cameron’s Seafood Crab Cakes prepared following our easy cooking instructions and flattened slightly to fit your bread

Toppings:

  • 2-4 thick slices heirloom tomatoes
  • 2 slices good deli style cheddar cheese
  • 2 slices good deli style swiss cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat broiler to high and place oven rack at least 10 inches from the heat source.
  2. In a medium bowl whisk together mayonnaise, ketchup, capers, relish, lemon juice and old bay until smooth. Keep refrigerated until ready to assemble the sandwiches.
  3. Spread butter on one side of each slice of sourdough. Heat a large oven proof skillet over medium heat and place slices of bread, butter side down.
  4. Spread Maryland-style Russian Dressing evenly on each slice and top with a crab cakes, tomatoes, cheddar and swiss.
  5. Toast bread for 2 minutes on the stove and place sandwiches under the broiler. Broil for 4-5 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and melted. Serve warm.