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Southern-Style Crab Cakes with Cool Lime Sauce
Recipes
Southern-Style Crab Cakes with Cool Lime Sauce
4 servings
30 minutes total

Ingredients

  • 1 lime, for juice
  • ¼ cup light sour cream
  • 1 cup light mayonnaise, divided
  • 2 tablespoons country-style Dijon mustard, divided
  • ¼ cup green onions, coarsely chopped
  • 1 (0.6-oz) packet zesty Italian dressing mix
  • 26 round buttery crackers, divided
  • 2 (8-oz) cups crabmeat
  • Cooking spray

Prep

  • Prepare sauce by combining sour cream, ½ cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon mustard, and juice of one-half lime. Chill until ready to serve.
  • Chop onions; place in large bowl.

Steps

    1. Squeeze lime for juice (2 tablespoons). Prepare sauce by combining sour cream, ½ cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon mustard, and 1 tablespoon lime juice; chill until ready to serve.
    2. Chop green onions, then place in large bowl; add remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice. Stir in dressing mix and remaining ½ cup mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon mustard.
    3. Crush 13 crackers and add to mayonnaise mixture; stir in crabmeat and mix well. Shape mixture into 8 (¾-inch-thick) patties (wash hands).
    4. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Crush remaining 13 crackers onto plate. Remove pan from heat and coat with spray. Lightly coat patties with crushed crackers, then place in pan; cook 12–15 minutes, turning once, or until golden and thoroughly heated. Serve crab cakes with sauce.

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 420, Total Fat 21g, Sat Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 145mg, Sodium 1790mg, Total Carb 23g, Fiber 1g, Sugars 6g, Protein 29g, Calc 15%, Vitamin A 4%, Vitamin C 15%, Iron 10%