These crab cakes taste so decadent and easy to throw together, they are great for anything from a dinner party to weeknight dinner! The best part about these are they are a healthy addition to your recipe list, and are 21 day fix approved!
Crab Cakes with Dijon Sauce
For the crab cake:
- 12 ounces lump crab meat
- 3/4 cup whole wheat Panko breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 Tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 2 Tablespoons chopped green onions
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
For the Dijon sauce:
- 3 Tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1-2 Tablespoons water (to thin out the sauce)
- In a large mixing bowl, combine egg, breadcrumbs, red pepper, yogurt, green onions, and lime juice. Mix well.
- Fold in crab meat until just blended.
- Using a 1/2 cup measuring cup, measure out crab cakes and shape, placing them on a greased baking sheet. Repeat with rest of crab cake mixture.
- Allow cakes to cool in fridge for at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, mix together sauce and set aside.
- Bake crab cakes at 400, carefully flipping after 10 minutes. Bake for an additional 10 minutes and serve topped with sauce.
21 day fix servings:
2 crab cakes equal =
2 yellow
1 red
count 1/2 green if you’d like, but I don’t think the green onions are enough to count