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Crab Rolls

By Jessica Rudolph

Published on April 28, 2025

Time

20 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Crab Rolls

Ingredients

1 pound crabmeat, picked over for shells½ cup mayonnaise 1 celery rib, chopped fine2 scallions, sliced thin2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon hot sauce ½ teaspoon table salt ½ teaspoon pepper 4 hot dog buns, buttered and toasted4 leaves Bibb lettuce

Before You Begin

We recommend using refrigerated pasteurized crab for this recipe. You can use jumbo lump, lump, backfin, or a combination. We like to use New England-style hot dog buns, also known as "split-top" buns, but traditional hot dog buns work as well. Serve with potato chips.

Instructions

  1. Press crab dry with paper towels. Stir mayonnaise, celery, scallions, lemon juice, Worcestershire, hot sauce, salt, and pepper together in bowl. Gently fold in crab. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Line each bun with 1 lettuce leaf. Spoon crab salad into buns. Serve.
Crab Rolls
Photography by Steve Klise. Styling by Christine Tobin.

Time

20 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 pound crabmeat, picked over for shells
½ cup mayonnaise
1 celery rib, chopped fine
2 scallions, sliced thin
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon hot sauce
½ teaspoon table salt
½ teaspoon pepper
4 hot dog buns, buttered and toasted
4 leaves Bibb lettuce

Ingredients

1 pound crabmeat, picked over for shells
½ cup mayonnaise
1 celery rib, chopped fine
2 scallions, sliced thin
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon hot sauce
½ teaspoon table salt
½ teaspoon pepper
4 hot dog buns, buttered and toasted
4 leaves Bibb lettuce

Ingredients

1 pound crabmeat, picked over for shells
½ cup mayonnaise
1 celery rib, chopped fine
2 scallions, sliced thin
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon hot sauce
½ teaspoon table salt
½ teaspoon pepper
4 hot dog buns, buttered and toasted
4 leaves Bibb lettuce

Why This Recipe Works

A cousin to New England’s famed lobster rolls, crab rolls similarly feature tender shreds of crabmeat, crunchy celery, and lively scallions bound in a savory, creamy dressing and piled into rolls. We toasted and buttered the hot dog rolls first (preferably split-top) to add extra richness and a crispy crust.

Before You Begin

We recommend using refrigerated pasteurized crab for this recipe. You can use jumbo lump, lump, backfin, or a combination. We like to use New England-style hot dog buns, also known as "split-top" buns, but traditional hot dog buns work as well. Serve with potato chips.

Instructions

  1. Press crab dry with paper towels. Stir mayonnaise, celery, scallions, lemon juice, Worcestershire, hot sauce, salt, and pepper together in bowl. Gently fold in crab. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Line each bun with 1 lettuce leaf. Spoon crab salad into buns. Serve.

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