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Wasabi Crab Cakes

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Total Time
Prep: 35 min. Bake: 15 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Marie Rizzio, Interlochen, Michigan

Tested by Taste Recipes Test Kitchen

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Updated on Jun. 27, 2023

With wasabi in both the crab cakes and the dipping sauce, this festive appetizer brings its own heat to the holiday party. —Marie Rizzio, Interlochen, Michigan

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Wasabi Crab Cakes

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Prep Time 35 min
Cook Time 15 min
Yield 2 dozen (1/2 cup sauce)

Ingredients

  • 1 medium sweet red pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 celery rib, finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs, divided
  • 3 green onions, finely chopped
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 3 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise
  • 1/4 teaspoon prepared wasabi
  • 1-1/2 cups lump crabmeat, drained
  • Cooking spray
  • SAUCE:
  • 1 celery rib, finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
  • 1 green onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
  • 1/2 teaspoon prepared wasabi
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°. Combine red pepper, celery, 1/3 cup bread crumbs, green onions, egg whites, mayonnaise and wasabi. Fold in crab.
  2. Place remaining bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Drop a heaping tablespoonful of crab mixture into crumbs. Gently coat and shape into a 3/4-in.-thick patty; place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining mixture.
  3. Spritz crab cakes with cooking spray. Bake until golden brown, 15-18 minutes, turning once. Meanwhile, combine sauce ingredients. Serve with crab cakes.

Nutrition Facts

1 crab cake with 1 teaspoon sauce: 31 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 148mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

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