Crabcakes with a Tomatillo Salsa

90 minutes Prep: 80 minutes Cook: 6 minutes

36 calories per serving view nutrition facts

6 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

2	Lbs	lump crab meat
1/4	cup	sweet yellow bell peppers	diced
1/4	cup	sweet red bell peppers	diced
1	slice	bread	white
1/4	cup	milk	low-fat
2	each	egg whites
1	teaspoon	jalapeno pepper	paste
12	large	tomatillos
1	small	red onion
2	tablespoons	avocado oil
2	tablespoons	lime juice
1/4	teaspoon	red hot pepper sauce (eg. Tabasco)
1/4	teaspoon	salt
1/4	teaspoon	black pepper

Directions

The Crabcakes: Pick through the crabmeat and remove all shell fragments.

Combine crabmeat and peppers in a large mixing bowl.

Slice the crust off the bread and chop in a cuisinart until smooth but not paste.

In three additions add the bread, milk, egg whites and jalapeno paste.

Season crabmeat with tabasco, salt and pepper.

Shape crabmeat into 6 cakes weighing 6 ounces each.

Chill cakes for at least one hour before cooking.

Cook prepared cakes three minutes on each side until golden brown.

The Tomatillo Salsa: Peel the leaves off the tomatillos and cut them into a small dice.

Peel and finely dice the red onion.

Combine remaining ingredients together with tomatillos.

Season to taste.

Serve with one crabcake.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 81g

Amount per Serving

Calories 36 10% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.0g	1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g	1%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 1mg	0%
Sodium 136mg	6%
Total Carbohydrate 8.0g	3%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	3%
Sugars 4.0g
Protein 1.0g	2%

Vitamin A	4%		Vitamin C	20%
Calcium	3%		Iron	2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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