Uh-oh. Looks like I’ve entered an eating contest. It won’t be for hot dogs. It won’t be for pie and it’s not for chicken wings.
This eating contest won’t be with me as a contestant either. Instead, I’ll be on the other side of the table, as a judge. And I won’t be judging others eating. Nope, it’ll be me and a select few who will be doing all of the tasting.
This June I’ll be reprising my role as a judge at the Wisconsin Cheese Academy’s Grilled Cheese Recipe Showdown. And loving every crumb of it.
Now, if you haven’t yet entered a recipe that will put me into a dead faint that has me dropped straight into a wheelbarrow and wheeled out the door, now is the time.
With the chance to win a $10,000 grand prize package, it’s probably worth a spin at this game of grilled cheese recipe roulette.
So let’s play!
It’s still grilled cheese month, and I’m still in the mood to melt.
Sometimes I find myself creating grilled cheese sandwiches that are a tad over the top, whether it’s based on my favorite salad or a riff on the classic BLT.
But this time around I’m going with just 3 ingredients to create a simple and utterly craveable bite between two slices of buttery toasted sourdough.
This sandwich is my dad’s favorite. He gets it every time we meet for lunch, at a local seafood restaurant where the crab is always fresh and the sourdough freshly baked. And bonus part, he always picks up the bill. Now that’s a great dad.
I used creamy Havarti for today’s version, but a lighter white cheese like baby Swiss or even a Monterey Jack will sub in just fine.
The sweetness of snow crab is key. Dungeness, as long as it’s sweet, would work too but plan on a meatier, sturdier bite rather than the delicate snowy crab flavors that meld so well with creamy avo and melty white cheese.
Pondering king crab? I’d probably save it for dunking solo with butter thanks to the saltier flavor that’s just too much for this delicate flower of a sandwich.
Bottom line? Grilled cheese is happy food.
Crab and Avocado Grilled Cheese
Ingredients
- 4 slices sourdough bread
- 2 slices Havarti cheese
- ½ avocado pitted and sliced
- 8 ounces fresh snow crab meat
- 2 tablespoons butter room temperature
Instructions
- Spread ½ tablespoon of butter on one side of each slice of the bread, then stack buttered sides together. Cut the Havarti slices in half and layer 1 half slice on top of each bread stack, then a few slices of avocado, then half of the snow crab on each bread stack then the remaining Havarti cheese slices. Place bread buttered side down in a fry pan over medium heat. Cover with a lid and let cook for 3-4 minutes or until golden.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and flip sandwich to the other side and cook for 2-3 minutes or until bread is toasty golden and cheese has melted. The second side will cook faster than the first so watch carefully.
- Cut in half and enjoy hot.
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Wow! These look so amazing!! I actually did something similar to the 2nd one for a grilled cheese competition I placed 1st in last month, but it was with peaches and bacon on cinnamon swirl bread and then maple syrup for dipping. (With Brie)
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This looks so dang good! And I don’t even like crab very much. ;)
These sandwiches might be my new favorite food. oh my word…
This looks incredible Heidi! Drooling over here.
I just went into some sort of food trance staring at this sandwich! I don’t know if I’ll be able to come up with anything this drool worthy but seeing as that I love grilled cheese I might just try.
I know what I’m making for dinner…I am SO excited to have found this post, I will definitely be making grilled cheese ASAP and entering it as I live in WI and looove WI cheese! Side note…if you’re ever in Milwaukee WI let me know! I’d love to meet you :)
I’ll be coming to Madison in June, but I’d love to get over to Milwaukee again. It’s such a cool city!
One word. D-R-O-O-L !
Whoa-I love all things about this sandwich! Another gorgeous photo, I’m wishing this was my lunch! Pinned.
You always make the most perfect sandwiches – and your sandwich photos are always flawless! I’m so envious :).
Oh you are way too nice, I think you should take a look in your photography mirror, because I admire your work so much!
Crab and avocado belong together, but add in cheese and bread — jeesh, grilled cheese heaven.
Killer sandwich!
Grilled cheese most definitely is happy food. This sandwich in particular, though? EUPHORIA.
AMAZING. And cheers to another grilled cheese contest!! I couldn’t think of a better judge. :)
Such a tough job. I’m sure you’ll rise up to the challenge. :-) And holy moly now I won’t be able to stop thinking about crab and avocado grilled cheese. What a magical combination!
You had me at crab. Yum!
This looks absolutely mouthwatering and amazing!
Amazing combo! Simple, but so cheesy and it allows the flavors to shine. Need this!
So jealous that you get to devour every kind of grilled cheese in one sitting. Take your stretchy pants!
I mean seriously. This is perfection.
Holy wowsers!!! freaking love this!
Sounds like an amazing combination! I love grilled cheese, and these are three of my favorite things! Yum!
I am sad i can not enter from down under but I am loving the crab in this! creamy avo with crab is always welcome; add cheese? Yep your dad has great taste!