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Crab Cake Bites with Tangy Dill Dipping Sauce

August 22, 2016 by Vanessa Leave a Comment

We love seafood in our home, but we don’t love the expense of lobster or lump crab meat. You know me, I love an ingredient swap! You are going to save money and time with this delightful appetizer recipe.

Crab Cake Bites with Tangy Dill Dipping Sauce is an adaption from a recipe in the June issue of Woman’s Day magazine and it is incredibly easy to prepare. My recipe’s crab cake base is meant to be spicier and is made with imitation crab meat while the dipping sauce incorporates dill instead of parsley.

I recommend using real mayonnaise and bread crumbs instead of saltine crackers when setting out your ingredients. You’ll add pinch of kosher salt in the crab mixture so my recipe stays equally balanced. This appetizer or small plate recipe can be made in less than thirty minutes and yields seven small bites. If you prefer a larger crab cake, go to town making large patty shapes and eat them as a light meal.

Dress your plates with a lemon wedge and a ramekin of the Tangy Dill Dipping Sauce. We added extra drops of hot sauce on top as well because we like our food spicier. Check out the step-by-step instructions below that include a sizzling video!

These bite sized babies are perfect to pop into your mouth as an appetizer. Don't forget to top with hot sauce and dill dipping sauce.
These bite sized babies are perfect to pop into your mouth as an appetizer. Don’t forget to top with hot sauce and Tangy Dill Dipping Sauce.

Step 1: Turn on broiler. Whisk the first four ingredients.

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Step 2: Add imitation crab and remaining ingredients.

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Step 3: Use a fork to break down the imitation crab meat and mix with the other ingredients. It will become a bit sticky so use buttered covered palms to shape the crab cake bites into balls the size of golf balls.

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Step 4: Transfer each crab cake bite to a canola sprayed, foil lined cookie sheet. Top with a small square of cold unsalted butter.

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Step 5: Put the cookie sheet on the top rack of the oven and broil for about 8 minutes until the tops crust up and become golden brown.

Step 6: In the meantime, make the Tangy Dill Dipping Sauce to serve on the side once the crab cake bites are finished in the oven. Serve warm.

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You don’t have to host a party to make Crab Cake Bites with Tangy Dill Dipping Sauce as an appetizer. Let me know what your family thinks of them in the comments section below. This budget-friendly recipe would pair well with my Mussels with Pomodoro Sauce. You can also find similar recipes on the ODL Pinterest page. 

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Serves 7 crab cakes

Crab Cake Bites with Tangy Dill Dipping Sauce

These cute little crab cakes with dill dipping sauce are ideal for parties as an appetizer or small plate.

15 minPrep Time

7 minCook Time

22 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • Crab Cakes:
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 tsp dry mustard
  • 1/2 tsp hot sauce (I used Louisana Pure's Crystal Hot Sauce)
  • 1/3 c. bread crumbs
  • 8 oz. imitation crab meat
  • 1 chopped scallion
  • 1/8 c. chopped fresh parsley
  • 5-6 diced capers
  • 1/4 c. mayonnaise
  • 2 1/2 tsp. grated lemon zest
  • pinch cracked black pepper
  • pinch kosher salt
  • 2 T. cold butter
  • Tangy Dill Dipping Sauce:
  • 1/4 c. mayonnaise
  • 1 T. lemon juice
  • 1 T. chopped fresh dill
  • 1/8 tsp lemon zest
  • pinch black pepper
  • pinch kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Turn on broiler.
  2. Line a small cookie sheet with foil and spray it lightly with canola cooking spray.
  3. Whisk egg, mustard, and Crystal hot sauce.
  4. Add bread crumbs and use a fork to incorporate.
  5. Add crab and smash it with the back of the fork until well mixed.
  6. Add scallion, lemon zest, parsley, pepper, salt mix all ingredients together.
  7. Using butter covered hands, roll the crab mixture into balls about the size of golf balls.
  8. Place each crab ball on the foil and smash it down gently to form a patty shape.
  9. Add a small square of butter on top of each crab cake.
  10. Broil 6-7 minutes until slightly golden on top. Watch carefully.
  11. Remove crab cakes from oven when finished.
  12. While they cool, mix the dipping sauce ingredients in a small bowl and garnish with a spring of dill. Plate with a lemon wedge.
  13. Serve crab cakes warm with a side of tangy dill dipping sauce.

Notes

Serve warm with an extra sprinkle of hot sauce and a dollop of the tangy dill dipping sauce.

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Poor Man’s Lobster Rolls

July 11, 2016 by Vanessa Leave a Comment

I was just in New York and we enjoyed a tasty mahogany clam boil and steamed lobster at a family gathering on the deck. Nothing brings a crowd like announcing that you’re serving fresh seafood.

Once we returned home, I was still craving seafood. But in this landlocked state, lobster is a high priced delight. So, I made Poor Man’s Lobster Rolls using imitation lobster meat and it was delicious!

This version of a lobster roll is reminiscent of one from Maine since it is mayonnaise based and served in a split top, buttered hot dog roll. I prefer dill weed, celery seed, and Old Bay Seasoning with a pinch of pepper for the seasoning base. Stuffed full!

Creamy and delicious, this version of the Maine's famous lobster roll recipe is inexpensive and can be made in fifteen minutes.
Creamy and delicious, this version of the Maine’s famous lobster roll recipe is inexpensive and can be made in fifteen minutes.
It's lunch time and the flavor of the Poor Man's Lobster Roll can only be described as epic.
It’s lunch time and the flavor of the Poor Man’s Lobster Roll can only be described as epic.

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Serves 3 lobster rolls

Poor Man’s Lobster Rolls

Lobster (or crab) is pretty expensive, so try this budget-friendly take on the New England lobster roll. Don't forget to butter toast your rolls!

15 minPrep Time

15 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 7 oz. imitation lobster meat
  • 1/3 c. mayo
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 T. scallions
  • 1 T. celery leaves
  • 1/4 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning
  • 1/4 tsp. celery seed
  • 1/8 tsp. dill weed
  • pinch black pepper

Instructions

  1. Run a knife through the imitation lobster meat to give it a rough dice.
  2. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
  3. Optional garnish: celery leaves, celery seeds, and scallions.
  4. Serve cold spooned into center cut, buttered crusted hot dog rolls. (You can also lay a bib lettuce leaf inside the bun prior to spooning the lobster mixture into the roll.)

Notes

You can substitute imitation crab meat instead.

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Nutrition

Calories

80 cal

Fat

1 g

Carbs

7 g

Protein

12 g
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Tell me in the comments section if you enjoyed this recipe. It’s so tasty!

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