Crab Cake Lettuce Wrap Recipe
Full of great flavors, these easy to make Crab Cake Lettuce Wraps are amazing. Perfect to enjoy for dinner or as an appetizer and great for sharing with friends and family.
Ingredients
For the Crab Cakes:
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. hot sauce
- 1 tsp. salt to taste
- 1 tsp black pepper to taste
- 1 small shallot finely diced
- ½ cup bell pepper mix of green, red and yellow, finely diced
- 1 lb. jumbo lump crab meat
- 1 ½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
- 4 Tbsps. olive oil divided
For the Lettuce Wraps:
- Radicchio lettuce leaves cleaned
- Mixture of baby greens
- Spring Onions diced
- Lemon wedges to garnish
- Caper Remoulade
Instructions
To Make the Crab Cakes:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the egg, mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, hot sauce, and salt and pepper together until mixed well.
- Add the shallots, bell peppers, crab meat, and breadcrumbs to the mayonnaise mixture until combined.
- Form into patties (about 4 - 6 depending on size), at this point you can cover and chill for 1 hour or up to overnight if preferred.
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Sear crab cakes until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Allow to cool on paper towel lined dish.
To Assemble:
- To serve, simply take a radicchio leaf, tuck in some baby greens, and spring onion, top with a warm crab cake and drizzle on some caper remoulade and a squeeze of lemon if desired.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 533kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 30gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 23gCholesterol: 162mgSodium: 1680mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5g
