Paleo Maryland Crab Cakes

This Maryland crab cake recipe uses uses nutty almond flour for the breading.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 114 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 large egg
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons sliced green onion
• 1 tablespoon minced red bell pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 0.25 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
• 0.25 cup almond flour
• 0.33333334326744 cup almond flour
• 0.25 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1.5 teaspoons seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay™
• 1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Whisk egg, mayonnaise, seafood seasoning, Dijon, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, lemon juice, and pepper together in a bowl.

Step 3

Place crabmeat into a separate bowl; add mayonnaise mixture and gently mix with your hands to combine. Mix in 1/4 cup almond flour, bell pepper, green onion, and parsley. Form mixture into six round cakes.

Step 4

Dredge each cake in remaining 1/3 cup almond flour and place onto a parchment-lined sheet pan. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Step 5

Bake crab cakes, uncovered, in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.