Mexican-Spiced Crab Burgers
5
Points®
Total time: 40 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Crab and avocado make a wonderful pairing. Though we turned these into burgers, you can serve the crab cakes over salad instead.
Ingredients
Lump crabmeat
1 pound(s), picked over for shells
Panko breadcrumbs
⅔ cup(s)
Red onion
¾ medium, or minced
Cilantro
¼ cup(s), fresh, minced
Reduced calorie mayonnaise
2 tbsp(s)
Egg
2 large, lightly beaten
Ground cumin
1 tsp(s), or more to taste
Kosher salt
½ tsp(s)
Cayenne pepper
⅛ tsp(s), or more to taste
Store-bought guacamole (made with oil)
6 tbsp(s)
Lettuce
6 leaf/leaves, large, romaine
Tomato
6 slice(s)
Light English muffin
6 item(s), toasted
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2
In a medium bowl, combine crab meat, panko, onion, cilantro, mayonnaise, eggs, cumin, salt and cayenne. Scoop a heaping 125ml (1/2 cup) crab mixture onto a flat surface and shape into a 1.8-cm (3/4-inch) thick patty; repeat with remaining ingredients. Coat tops of burgers with cooking spray and place on prepared pan sprayed side-down; coat other side of burgers with cooking spray.
3
Bake until bottoms are browned, about 10 minutes; carefully flip and cook until browned on other side, about 10 minutes more. Serve each burger on an English muffin, topped with 15ml (1 Tbsp) guacamole and 1 piece each lettuce and tomato. Yields 1 burger per serving.
People Also Like
Join the #1 doctor-recommended weight-loss program*
*Based on a 2023 survey by Cerner Enviza of 500 doctors who recommend weight-loss programs to patients.