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Crab Cake Burger
10 min prep time
15 min cook time
6servings
Recipe by
Jen Bucko and Lara Hamilton
Source
Recipes for Healthy Living
How to Make Crab Cake Burger
This is great with a green salad with cilantro lime vinaigrette.
10 min prep time
15 min cook time
6servings
1 burger
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
- Coat a small non-stick skillet with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté 2-3 minutes or until onions are clear. Set aside to cool.
- In a medium bowl combine crabmeat, breadcrumbs, egg, egg white, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Mix well until all ingredients are incorporated. Stir in cooled onion.
- Add oil and a generous amount of cooking spray to a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Form crab mixture into 1/2-inch thick patties using a heaping 1/4 cup. Fry about 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
- In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, yogurt, adobo sauce and corn.
- Place each crab cake on a lettuce leaf. Place 1/4 cup lettuce, 1 tomato slice and 2 avocado slices on top of each crab cake and top with 2 Tbsp. of sauce.
Nutrition facts
6 Servings
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Serving Size
1 burger
- Amount per serving Calories 195
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Total Fat
10g
- Saturated Fat 1.7g
- Cholesterol 70mg
- Sodium 370mg
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Total Carbohydrate
17g
- Dietary Fiber 3g
- Total Sugars 4g
- Protein 10g
- Potassium 490mg
Ingredients
nonstick cooking spray
1
onion(s) (minced)
1/4 cup
lump crabmeat (6-ounce, drained)
2 can
bread crumbs
1/2 cup
eggs
1
egg white
1
hot sauce
1/2 tsp
black pepper
1/4 tsp
olive oil
1 tbsp
light mayonnaise
1/4 cup
Plain Nonfat Greek yogurt (non-fat)
1/4 cup
adobo sauce from chipotle pepper can
1 tbsp
frozen corn kernels (thawed)
1/2 cup
large lettuce leaves
6
lettuce (shredded)
1 1/2 cup
ripe tomato (cut into 6 slices)
1
ripe avocado (seeded, peeled and sliced into 12 slices)
1
Reviews & Ratings
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I either did not use the correct crab (I used what I had) or the egg in the mixture was too firm (prepared night before) but I could not make these into a patty. I also used panko instead of bread crumbs.
I simply added oil to my pan and sauteed until it was brown and cooked through. It was good.