Crabby Crusted Chickpea Cakes

Description

Crab salad tops a garbanzo bean-based patty with an oatmeal crust, all stacked on top of shredded lettuce.

Ingredients

  • 2 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley, divided
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 ½ cups quick-cooking oats, divided
  • ¾ cup bread crumbs, divided
  • ¼ cup grapeseed oil
  • 2 (6 ounce) cans crab meat, drained
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon celery seed
  • 1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 large head romaine lettuce heart, shredded

Instructions

  1. Blend chickpeas together in a food processor or blender until they turn into a paste; transfer to a bowl. Mix onion
  2. 1/4 cup parsley
  3. eggs
  4. salt
  5. black pepper
  6. and thyme into chickpeas paste. Add 1/2 of the oats and 1/2 of the bread crumbs.
  7. Spread the remaining oats and bread crumbs onto a plate.
  8. Form chickpea mixture into patties; press into oat-bread crumb mixture into completely coated.
  9. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; add patties and cook until patties are golden brown
  10. 3 to 4 minutes per side.
  11. Mix crab meat
  12. mayonnaise
  13. celery seed
  14. sugar
  15. and paprika together in a bowl until crab salad is well mixed.
  16. Place a bed of lettuce on a serving plate; top with chickpea patties. Spoon crab salad on top of each patty.

Prep Time: 45 mins

Cook Time: 6 mins

Total Time: 51 mins

Servings: 10

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