Baked Wasabi Crab Cakes with a Sweet Pickle Relish Sauce

Makes: 2 dozen / Total Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

• 1 medium sweet red pepper, finely chopped
• 1 celery rib, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs, divided
• 3 green onions, finely chopped
• 2 large egg whites
• 3 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise
• 1/4 teaspoon prepared wasabi
• 1-1/2 cups lump crabmeat, drained
• Cooking spray

Sauce:

• 1 celery rib, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
• 1 green onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
• 1/2 teaspoon prepared wasabi

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Combine red pepper, celery, 1/3 cup bread crumbs, green onions, egg whites, mayonnaise and wasabi. Fold in crab.
2. Place remaining bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Drop a heaping tablespoonful of crab mixture into crumbs. Gently coat and shape into a 3/4-in.-thick patty; place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining mixture.
3. Spritz crab cakes with cooking spray. Bake until golden brown, 15-18 minutes, turning once. Meanwhile, combine sauce ingredients. Serve with crab cakes.

Wasabi Crab Cakes Recipe photo by Taste of Home