A couple weeks ago, I shared a printable for produce by the month. I’ve been working to create recipes, which include what is in season and among the vegetables in January is cauliflower. I loved mashed and cheesy cauliflower, but I wanted to try something different.
Cauliflower Crab Cakes
Have you ever considered using cauliflower as breading? This is what I wondered when I decided to try making crab cakes with cauliflower instead of crushed crackers or breadcrumbs.
I don’t fry foods often, but when I do I usually use grapeseed oil. Grapeseed oil is a great option because it has a high burn temperature and is light in flavor. It’s also rich in vitamin E! If you’re unsure of what oil to use with certain foods, you should check out my post on how to choose the right kind of oil.
Will you be using cauliflower to replace your breading?
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Cauliflower Crab Cakes
Ingredients
- 8 oz lump crab meat
- 1 tbsp Badia Complete Seasoning
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp thyme
- 1 cup cauliflower
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together crab meat, seasoning, mayonnaise and thyme. Set aside.
- Roughly chop cauliflower and finish them in food processor until they are tiny bits. Pour and mix them in with crab mixture.
- Use about a 1/4 cup to make medallion sized cakes.
- Optional: Freeze for 20-30 minutes to help keep them from falling apart as you fry them.
- Fry in oil for 3 minutes on each side. Serve and enjoy.
Hey girl!
This is lowkey GENIUS! Well done boo, such a great idea!!
it looks delicious.
I wanna try this at home 🙂
I never fry my cakes, do you think adding an egg and baking would hold it together in the oven? I’m going to try this tonight, thanks for the inspiration!
I certainly think so – but now that I have an air fryer I wonder if I should try that and post the results.
A version of this:
Basically, used this as a base recipe!
Used riced cauliflower (steamable), crab and egg, but added my own spices that were low/no salt.
No Mayonnaise
Substituted bread crumbs or (smashed) crackers to bind.
***Squeeze the water out of the cauliflower before mixing in***
Used 1/3 cup and smashed it down to make patty.
Broiled instead of fried.
Dipped in honey mustard, cocktail sauce, ranch dressing – whatever I had that I though might taste good.
Very yummy!
Nice, Peggy – I bet it was so yummy! I definitely need to try your version <3
I made these tonight and while they definitely are delicious, mine fell apart even though I froze them for even longer than suggested.
Another poster said to squeeze out the cauliflower. I didn’t do that. That is probably the problem. I will make these again and do that. But the taste is great! Also, I airfried them instead of frying on the stovetop. Thanks!