Open-face Crab And Artichoke Melt

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 12 ounces fresh crabmeat, drained, picked over
• 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 8 slices sourdough bread
• 8 plum tomatoes, sliced
• 8 ounces monterey jack cheese, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 mix first 5 ingredients and 1/2°c parsley in a large bowl to blend. transfer crab mixture to 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish. you can prepare up to this point and cover and refrigerate for 6 hours.
• 2 preheat oven to 400°. bake crab mixture until bubbling and heated through, about 25 minutes.
• 3 preheat broiler. place bread slices in a single layer on a large baking sheet. divide hot crab mixture among bread slices, using about 1/2 cup each. top with tomato slices, then monterey jack cheese slices. broil sandwiches until cheese melts, watching carefully to avoid burning, about 2 minutes. sprinkle with the 2 t. of parsley and serve hot.