Looking for a delicious and easy recipe to whip up for a party or gathering? Mini crab cakes with avocado salsa are a perfect choice. These succulent crab cakes are bursting with flavor, made with fresh crab meat, herbs, and spices, and are perfectly complemented by the creamy and tangy avocado salsa. The best part is that this recipe can be prepared in just a few simple steps, making it an ideal appetizer or main course for busy individuals or those who love quick and hassle-free cooking. So, gather your ingredients, put on your apron, and embark on a culinary journey to create these delectable mini crab cakes with avocado salsa.
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MINI CRAB CAKES WITH MANGO SALSA
Steps:
- For the crab cakes: Whisk together the mayonnaise, Worcestershire, seafood seasoning, scallions, egg, lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Add the bread and toss to coat.
- Add the crab and combine the mixture well with your hands. Form 18 small crab cakes, about 2 inches wide and 1/2-inch thick, making sure to pack the cakes tightly with your hands.
- Heat the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until the foam subsides. Working in batches, add the crab cakes and cook, turning once, until golden brown on both sides and heated through, about 3 minutes per side.
- For the mango salsa: Combine the cilantro, sugar, cucumber, lemon juice, mango and jalapeno in a medium bowl and season with salt.
- For the creamy Dijon: Combine the mayonnaise and Dijon in a small bowl and mix well.
- Serve the hot crab cakes topped with a dollop of the creamy Dijon and a little of the salsa.
MINI CRAB CAKES
Crab cakes made with Greek nonfat yogurt are mini bites of bliss. A fun, festive appetizer!
Provided by Dannon Oikos
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Dannon Oikos®
Time 40m
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Mix together crabmeat, egg, 1/3 cup yogurt, red pepper, green onion, lemon zest fresh cracked pepper, and 1/2 cup breadcrumbs.
- Form mini crab cakes using a tablespoon or small ice cream scoop, and coat the crab cakes in remaining breadcrumbs, placing them onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Spray lightly with cooking spray.
- Bake in a 400 degrees F preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until lightly golden.
- Mix remaining yogurt, lemon juice, chopped parsley and basil. Season with cracked black pepper. Serve sauce with crab cakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 55.5 calories, Carbohydrate 5.4 g, Cholesterol 30.3 mg, Fat 0.8 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 7.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 133.8 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
CRAB CAKES WITH SPICY AVOCADO SAUCE
Steps:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Make sauce:
- Pulse avocado with mayonnaise, lime juice, salt, sugar, and one fourth of chile in a food processor until chile is finely chopped. Add milk and purée until smooth. Add more chile if desired, processing until smooth. Transfer sauce to a bowl and chill, covered.
- Make crab cakes:
- Stir together crabmeat, mayonnaise, chives, lemon juice, mustard, pepper, and 1 tablespoon panko in a large bowl until blended well, then chill, covered.
- Melt butter in a medium nonstick skillet over moderate heat, then cook garlic, stirring, until golden and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add herbes de Provence, salt, and remaining 7 tablespoons panko and cook, stirring, until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Transfer crumbs to a plate to cool. Discard garlic.
- Divide crabmeat mixture into 4 mounds on a sheet of wax paper. Form 1 mound into a patty, then carefully turn patty in crumb mixture to coat top and bottom. Transfer to a baking sheet and repeat with remaining 3 mounds, then sprinkle remaining crumbs on top of crab cakes. Bake until heated through, about 15 minutes. Serve crab cakes with sauce.
MINI CRAB CAKES
Fresh crab is one of my all-time favorite foods so whenever I get the chance to cook with it I will often make this dish. It's great for appetizers but you can make larger ones for a fantastic dinner with a simple salad. -Ellen Riley, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 30m
Yield 16 appetizers.
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Mix the first six ingredients. Refrigerate, covered, until serving. For crab cakes, combine egg, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, onion, parsley, mustard, seafood seasoning and pepper sauce. Fold in crab. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes., With floured hands, shape 2 tablespoonfuls crab mixture into 1/2-in.-thick patties. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add crab cakes in batches; cook until golden brown, 3-4 minutes on each side. Top each with a pickle slice and sauce. Sprinkle with chives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 134 calories, Fat 12g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 36mg cholesterol, Sodium 402mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.
MINI CRAB CAKES WITH AVOCADO SALSA
From the book "The Essential Fingerfood Cookbook" these sound especially tasty. Posted for safekeeping. NOTE: Prep time does NOT include 30 minute chill time.
Provided by kitty.rock
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 40m
Yield 20 crab cakes, 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Beat the eggs lightly in a bowl.
- Add the crab meat, spring onion, mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce and breadcrumbs and stir well.
- Season, then cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- To make the avocado salsa, combine all the ingredients in a bowl, season with kosher sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, and toss gently to combine.
- Using wet hands, form the crab mixture into 20 small flat cakes.
- Heat about 1 1/4 inches oil in a large heavy-based pan and cook the crab cakes over medium heat for about 3 minutes each side, or until golden brown on both sides.
- Drain well on paper towels or brown paper, and serve immediately, with avocado salsa to spoon onto the top.
- NOTE: In America, what we term as the Spring onion has a slightly more and defined bulb and is typically larger than the slender and more delicate green onion (scallion). The flavor has more bite and is somewhat hotter.
- IN ADVANCE: the crab mixture can be made a day ahead, then covered and refrigerated. Prepare the salsa close to serving time.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 54.2, Fat 2.7, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 34, Sodium 90.9, Carbohydrate 3.7, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 0.8, Protein 4.1
MINI CRAB CAKES WITH MUSTARD CREME FRAICHE
Provided by Valerie Bertinelli
Categories main-dish
Time 50m
Yield 15 mini crab cakes
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For the mustard creme fraiche: Mix together the creme fraiche, whole-grain mustard, Dijon and seafood seasoning in a small bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- For the mini crab cakes: Pulse the bread in a food processor to make coarse breadcrumbs; transfer to a large bowl. Add the crab, mayonnaise, lemon zest, Worcestershire, seafood seasoning, cayenne, scallions, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Mix gently to combine. Add the egg and mix gently but thoroughly. Roll the mixture into about 15 golf ball-sized rounds, then arrange them on a foil-lined baking sheet and flatten them slightly. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes to set.
- Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook the crab cakes, in batches if necessary, turning once, until golden brown on both sides and heated through, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
- Arrange the crab cakes on a serving platter and serve with the mustard creme fraiche dolloped on top or in a small bowl on the side. Sprinkle with the chives and serve with lemon wedges.
MINI CRAB CAKES WITH CHERRY TOMATO AND CORN SALSA
I love crab cakes and these are very good especially with the salsa. I did not serve this in individual portions, but rather all on one platter as an appetizer, with the salsa on the side. The cook time includes the chilling time for the salsa.
Provided by pines506
Categories Crab
Time 32m
Yield 18 crab cakes
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Crab Cakes:.
- Put crabmeat in medium bowl, sprinkle with lemon juice, and gently toss.
- In large bowl, mix together bread crumbs, egg, mayonnaise, scallions, parsley, mustard, salt and pepper to taste.
- Add crabmeat and mix together gently.
- Shape into small patties, about 1 inch thick and 2 inches wide, and place on baking sheet.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Heat 1 tbsp each of butter and oil in large skillet over medium-high heat and cook half of the crab cakes until golden, 3-5 minutes per side.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Heat remaining butter and oil and repeat with the rest of the crab cakes.
- To serve, divide salad greens among 6 plates. Top each plate with three crab cakes and spoon the salsa over them.
- Cherry Tomato and Corn Salsa:.
- Bring large pot of water to boil. Add corn, return to boil and cook for 5 minutes.
- Lift corn from water and set aside to cool.
- When cool enough to handle, scrape kernels off cobs with small, sharp knife and transfer to large bowl.
- Add tomatoes, onion, scallions, capers, vinegar, cumin and hot sauce and toss gently.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
- The salsa will keep in the refrigerator for up to three days.
- Makes about 3 cups of salsa.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 106, Fat 5.3, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 35.3, Sodium 188.3, Carbohydrate 7.6, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 1.7, Protein 7.5
CRAB CAKES WITH TOMATO SALSA
Categories Cocktail Party New Year's Eve Basil Crab Bell Pepper Pan-Fry Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Mix first 9 ingredients in large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in 1/4 cup breadcrumbs and egg. Shape crab mixture into eight 2 1/2-inch-diameter patties, using scant 1/2 cup mixture for each. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover; chill.)
- Place 3 cups breadcrumbs in shallow dish. Coat crab cakes in breadcrumbs, pressing to adhere. Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add 4 crab cakes and cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining butter, oil and crab cakes. Divide among 4 plates. Serve with salsa.
AVOCADO CRAB CAKES
I created this recipe because I like the pairing of crab and avocado; plus I wanted a baked rather than fried crab cake. These come out crisp and golden with great flavor. It's almost impossible to tell that they aren't fried. -Virginia Anthony, Jacksonville, Florida
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine avocado and lemon juice; toss to coat. In another small bowl, combine 1/4 cup cornflake crumbs, egg, onion, mayonnaise, mustard, dill, seafood seasoning, salt and cayenne. Fold in crab and avocado mixture., Place remaining cornflake crumbs in a shallow bowl. Drop scant 1/3 cup crab mixture into crumbs. Gently coat and shape into a 3/4-in.-thick patty; place on a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining mixture., Spritz crab cakes with cooking spray; sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 450° until golden brown, 10-12 minutes., For sauce, in a small bowl, mash avocado. Stir in remaining ingredients; serve with crab cakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 474 calories, Fat 25g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 179mg cholesterol, Sodium 1369mg sodium, Carbohydrate 32g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 32g protein.
Tips:
- For the best results, use fresh crab meat. Frozen crab meat can be used, but it will not have the same flavor or texture.
- Be gentle when mixing the crab cakes. Over-mixing will make them tough.
- Use a light hand when breading the crab cakes. Too much breading will make them heavy and greasy.
- Cook the crab cakes over medium heat. This will help them cook evenly without burning.
- Serve the crab cakes with your favorite dipping sauce. Some popular choices include tartar sauce, cocktail sauce, and avocado salsa.
Conclusion:
These mini crab cakes are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or main course. They are perfect for a party or a special occasion. With their crispy exterior and tender, flavorful interior, these crab cakes are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them.
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