Crab Cakes With Lemon Aioli Recipe

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Crab Cakes With Lemon Aioli
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Ingredients
21
Count
Nutrition
552
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. To make the aioli, using mortar and pestle, grind the garlic and a pinch of salt together. Add the egg yolk and whisk until thick and sticky, about 15 seconds. Gradually whisk in the canola oil, a drop at a time until the sauce thickens, and then in a thin stream. Whisk the olive oil and then the lemon zest and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Add more lemon juice if necessary.
  2. Pick over the crabmeat for shell fragments and drain in a sieve for up to 15 minutes, if needed. In a bowl, combine the crabmeat, chives, shallot, celery, creme fraiche, lemon zest, and Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Gently stir to combine. In a deep bowl, whisk the egg white until stiff peaks form, then fold the egg white in the crab mixture. Place the cornmeal in a shallow bowl.
  3. Form 1/3 cup of the crab mixture into a flat patty. Repeat with the remaining mixture to make 6 crabcakes, placing each on a small baking sheet. Using a metal spatula, transfer each crab cakes to the bowl of cornmeal and carefully turn to coat evenly on all sides. Return the cakes tot he baking sheet and refrigerate for 1 hour; this will help them hold together when fried.
  4. In a large frying pan over medium heat, heat about 1/4 inch canola oil until the oil shimmers. Add the cakes in batches and fry until golden, 1-2 minutes on each side. Keep the crab cakes warm in a 200°F oven while frying the remaining cakes.
  5. In a medium bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice until blended. Add the watercress or arugula and toss to coat. Add salt and pepper to taste and toss again. Divide the dressed greens among 3 salad plates or 2 dinner plates. Divide the crab cakes over the greens and top each with a dollop of lemon aioli. Serve at once.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 551.96 Kcal (2311 kJ)
Calories from fat 428.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 47.66g 73%
Cholesterol 57.52mg 19%
Sodium 56.96mg 2%
Potassium 258.99mg 6%
Total Carbs 12.47g 4%
Sugars 4.9g 20%
Dietary Fiber 2.5g 10%
Protein 20.32g 41%
Vitamin C 29.3mg 49%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 48.3mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 220.83 Kcal (925 kJ)
Calories from fat 171.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.07g 73%
Cholesterol 23.01mg 19%
Sodium 22.79mg 2%
Potassium 103.62mg 6%
Total Carbs 4.99g 4%
Sugars 1.96g 20%
Dietary Fiber 1g 10%
Protein 8.13g 41%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 49%
Iron 0.4mg 6%
Calcium 19.3mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 14.5
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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