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Recipe By: Clara Schneider, MS, RD, RN, CDE, LDN
Make this for: Dinner
Category: Seafood
This Recipe Makes: 6 Serving(s)
Summary
Traditionally, crab cakes are fried in butter. This healthy alternative bakes them. It also takes advantage of panko, a type of bread crumb that adds a lot of crunch to a dish without adding a lot of fat.
What you'll need
8 ozcrabmeat
1/4 cuplight mayonnaise
1/2 medlemon juice and zest
1 largeegg
1 tbsp.Chili Sauce
2 tbsp.sweet white onion, minced
1 tsp.dried dill weed or 1 tablespoon fresh dill, snipped
1 tsp.dry Dijon-style mustard blended with 2 tablespoons water
1/2 cuppanko
Instructions
Step 1 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
Step 2 Mix the first 8 ingredients together in a bowl.
Step 3 Spread the panko bread crumbs on a piece of waxed paper.
Step 4 Make 12 little burgers using about 1 tablespoonful of the crab mixture. Coat with panko.
Step 5 Bake for 5 minutes. Turn and bake for another 5 minutes, or until very crisp. Serve on slices of cucumber, leaves of romaine lettuce, or small pieces of bread.