Crab Roll Recipe
It’s crab season and this Easy Crab Roll Recipe is the perfect way to enjoy fresh crab meat. Fresh picked crab meat tossed with mayo, lemon, celery, chives and Old Bay seasoning then piled onto a soft buttery roll. It doesn’t get much better than this!
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Easy Crab Salad
I hesitate to call this a crab salad recipe because that brings to mind a heavy mayonnaise based seafood salad with fake crab. While this recipe does include mayo, it is just enough to make things stick together. We want the fresh crab flavor to shine alongside lemon, chives and Old Bay seasoning.
I live on the Oregon Coast, so crab is plentiful during the season. But, before I lived here I bought the Chicken of the Sea Premium Super Lump Crab Meat from Costco and was always pleased with it. So if you don’t live by the docks or it isn’t crabbing season that will work just fine.
Ingredients Needed For Crab Salad (screenshot for grocery list)
- Fresh Lump Crab Meat
- Mayonnaise
- Lemon
- Celery
- Chives
- Old Bay Seasoning
- Salt/Pepper
- Fresh Dill
- Brioche Hot Dog Rolls
How To Make Crab Salad Rolls
- Most importantly, remove liquid from crab. Let drain in a mesh strainer then pat dry with paper towels if needed.
- Combine crab, mayo, lemon juice/zest, celery, chives, Old Bay, salt and pepper. Toss gently to prevent crab from falling apart.
- Spoon mixture into rolls. top with additional chives and fresh dill. Serve.
More Crab Recipes:
Cold Crab Dip – Cajun Crab Pasta Alfredo – Crab Corn Chowder – Spicy Crab Sushi Bowl – Warm Lobster Rolls
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CRAB ROLL RECIPE
Equipment
Ingredients
- 16 ounces Cooked Fresh Lump Crab Meat - drained of all liquid
- 1/4 Cup Mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
- Zest of 1 Lemon
- 1 Celery Stalk - finely chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Chopped Chives
- 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
- Salt/Pepper - to taste
- Pinch Fresh Chopped Dill
- 4 Brioche Hot Dog Rolls
Instructions
- Most importantly, remove liquid from crab. Let drain in a mesh strainer then pat dry with paper towels if needed.
- Combine crab, mayo, lemon juice/zest, celery, chives, Old Bay, salt and pepper. Toss gently to prevent crab from falling apart.
- Spoon mixture into rolls. top with additional chives and fresh dill. Serve.
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I make a recipe that’s almost identical to this. The only thing I change is that I use twice as much old bay.And I add two tablespoons of finely diced shallot. I find that to be a game changer.
I’m always down for more Old Bay!