Smoked Salmon And Crab Cakes With Caviar |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is an appetizer I invented for a dinner party; it was really well received. You could omit the caviar if desired, but it does add a little depth of flavor. If you do use the caviar, use good caviar, from the refrigerated section of your market, not the canned stuff on the shelves. Ingredients:
2 ounces smoked salmon, lightly flaked (not norwegian style lox, but the alaskan kind) |
6 ounces lump crab meat (i use dungeness crab) , checked for shells |
1/2 red bell pepper, diced fine |
1/2 yellow onion, diced fine |
1/4 cup cream cheese, softened |
1/4 cup low fat mayonnaise |
2 green onions, minced |
2 tablespoons dill weed, minced, or 1 teaspoon dried |
2 tablespoons tarragon, minced, or 1 teaspoon dried |
1 1/2 teaspoons old bay seafood seasoning |
1 1/2 cups panko, divided |
salt and pepper, to taste |
1/4 cup light sour cream |
1 ounce fine quality caviar |
Directions:
1. Saute the bell pepper and onion in a small amount of neutral oil until softened (I use grapeseed oil). Allow to cool.
2. Cream together the cream cheese and mayonnaise in a medium to large bowl. Add minced green onion, dill weed, tarragon and Old Bay. Stir in cooled pepper/onion mixture. Gently fold in the crab meat and salmon, being careful not to break it too much.
3. Add about 3/4 cup of the panko, gently fold into the mixture until it just holds together; do not add too much of the panko.
4. Form patties with the mixture (the size will depend on if you are making these as a first course or an appetizer). Put the remaining panko in a wide bowl and coat both sides of each crab cake.
5. Heat a neutral oil in a large skillet over medium heat and fry each cake until browned on both sides, turning once.
6. To Serve: Place a dollop of sour cream and caviar on each cake.
7. *LindySez - The easiest way to find shells in shelled crab is to place the crab meat into a large, oversized metal bowl. As the crab hits the bowl, if there is a shell, you will hear it hit and can find it and remove it. After all the crab is in the bowl, toss the crab around a few times by shaking the bowl, this will alert you to any shells you may have missed.
8. Per Serving (as a first course): 155 Calories; 6g Fat; 12g Protein; 15g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 58mg Cholesterol; 323mg Sodium.
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