Crabby Crusted Chickpea Cakes

Oatmeal-crusted chickpea patties topped with crab salad makes a delighful meal for lunch or an appetizer for dinner parties.

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 mins
• Total Time: 51 mins
• Calories: 302 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Blend chickpeas together in a food processor or blender until they turn into a paste; transfer to a bowl. Mix onion, 1/4 cup parsley, eggs, salt, black pepper, and thyme into chickpeas paste. Add 1/2 of the oats and 1/2 of the bread crumbs.

Step 2

Spread the remaining oats and bread crumbs onto a plate.

Step 3

Form chickpea mixture into patties; press into oat-bread crumb mixture into completely coated.

Step 4

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; add patties and cook until patties are golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

Step 5

Mix crab meat, mayonnaise, celery seed, sugar, and paprika together in a bowl until crab salad is well mixed.

Step 6

Place a bed of lettuce on a serving plate; top with chickpea patties. Spoon crab salad on top of each patty.