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Mini Crab & Pimento Cheese Paninis

These crunch, creamy mini paninis are full of crab flavor and oozing with cheese, the perfect party appetizer that will please all your guests 

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword crab pimento cheese panini
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 6
Author www.recipeforaparty.com

Ingredients

  • 1 sour dough baguetts, sliced into 30 slices
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 tsp Old Bay seasoning
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 cup chopped pimento (half a 4 oz jar) drained
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 1/2 cup lump crab meat (4 oz)
  • cooking spray
  • Panini press or grill

Instructions

  1. Slice the baguette and set aside
  2. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, Old Bay seasoning and cayenne pepper and mix well
  3. Stir in the cheddar cheese, pimentos, green onions & crab
  4. Heat the Panini grill 
  5. Make 15 mini sandwiches with the sliced baguette with the crab & cheese filling
  6. When grill is hot, spray the Panini grill or press with cooking spray and place some sandwiches on the grill, spray the top of the sandwiches generously and close the grill and cook until there are dark grill marks on the mini sandwiches and set aside, repeat with the remaining sandwiches

  7. Garnish with Spanish olives or mini pickles if you wish.  Serves 4 to 6 as an appetizer