Air-Fryer Wasabi Crab Cakes

  Appetizers

With wasabi in both the crab cakes and the dipping sauce, this festive appetizer brings its own heat to the holiday party.

Air-Fryer Wasabi Crab Cakes

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TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 10 min./batch
YIELD: 2 dozen (1/2 cup sauce).

Ingredients

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

  • SAUCE:
  • 1 celery rib, chopped
  • 1/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
  • 1 green onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
  • 1/2 teaspoon prepared wasabi
  • 1/4 teaspoon celery salt

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat air fryer to 375°. Combine first 7 ingredients; add 1/3 cup bread crumbs. Gently fold in crab.
  • 2. Place remaining bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Drop heaping tablespoons of crab mixture into crumbs. Gently coat and shape into 3/4-in.-thick patties. In batches, place crab cakes in a single layer on greased tray in air-fryer basket. Spritz crab cakes with cooking spray. Cook until golden brown, 8-12 minutes, carefully turning halfway through cooking and spritzing with additional cooking spray.
  • 3. Meanwhile, place sauce ingredients in food processor; pulse 2 or 3 times to blend or until desired consistency is reached. Serve crab cakes immediately with dipping sauce.

Nutrition Facts

1 crab cake with 1 teaspoon sauce: 49 calories, 2g fat (0 saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 179mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.

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