Chickpea Crab Cakes

maryd523

I just saw this recipe in USA today and they look delicious! The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of oil, which I am going to forgo for some cooking spray, so that will seriously cut down on the calories. All the other ingredients are healthy and nutritious.

Here is the link if you want to see the picture: http://yourlife.usatoday.com/fitness-food/recipes/recipe/2011/08/chickpea-crab-cakes/413481/1

Chickpea crab cakes

Comment Source: From The Meat Lover’s Meatless Cookbook by Kim O’Donnel. Excerpted by arrangement with Da Capo Lifelong, a member of the Perseus Books Group.

Ingredients:

■1 cup dried chickpeas, soaked for about 8 hours and drained
■1 1/2 cups yellow onion, roughly chopped (not quite 1 large onion)
■2 cloves garlic, crushed
■1/2 cup fresh cilantro and/or parsley, roughly chopped
■1/2 tsp. baking powder
■2 tsps. Old Bay seasoning
■1/2 tsp. cayenne
■1/2 tsp. dry mustard
■1/2 tsp. salt
■1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
■1/2 cup vegetable oil
■8 soft hamburger buns or English muffins

Directions:

In a food processor, pulverize the soaked and drained chickpeas using the "pulse" function until beans form a paste that sticks together when you squeeze it in your hand. Be careful not to overprocess; too smooth, the batter will fall apart when cooking.

Add the rest of the ingredients (except the oil) and combine using the "pulse" function approximately 12 times; batter will be somewhat grainy and speckled with herbs. Shape into patties using a scant 1/2 cup measure (for large) or 1/4 cup measure (for sliders) and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a shallow 12-inch skillet, heat 1/4 cup of the oil over medium-high heat. Gently place the patties into the hot oil in small batches and fry the first side until golden brown, about 3 minutes.

Gently turn onto the second side and cook for an additional 3 minutes. Transfer patties to a baking tray to finish cooking in the oven for 8 minutes.

(Before frying the next batch, heat remaining oil.)

Serve on a bun with cocktail sauce or your favorite condiment.

Servings: Makes 8 entree-size patties or 12 mini-sliders.

Nutrition per patty: 343 calories, carbs 39g, protein 9g, fat 17g (saturated 2g), cholesterol 0mg, fiber 5g, sodium 542mg.

maryd523

When they list the hamburger buns as part of the ingredients, does that mean they are included in the nutritional information? It says, "Nutritional information per patty" which leads me to believe it is not including the bun. I'm going to add up my own information anyway, but was just curious.

methetree

sounds delicious... thanks for sharing

ShellGetsFit

I think I may need to try this one! LOVE crab cakes!