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    Home » Recipes » Gluten Free

    Gluten & Wheat-Free Crab Cakes with Garlic Aioli Dipping Sauce

    Published: Apr 3, 2013 · Modified: Oct 7, 2017 by Lauren Kelly · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Think you can't eat crab cakes because you are following a gluten-free diet? Think again.  Straight from my cookbook, The Everything Wheat-Free Diet Cookbook, here are crispy Crab Cakes with a wonderful Garlic Aioli Sauce. These are great for entertaining and you make them small for an appetizer or larger for a main dish.

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    Crab Cakes

    Dinner, Appetizer, Seafood, Gluten-free, Main dish, Wheat-free
    5 from 4 votes
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    Author: Lauren Kelly

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
    • 2 green onions finely chopped
    • 12 ounces jumbo lump crabmeat
    • 2 garlic cloves chopped
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 tablespoon plain Greek yogurt
    • 1 ⁄2 cup plus 1 cup, wheat-free bread crumbs, divided
    • 1 ⁄2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
    • 1 ⁄2 teaspoon ground basil
    • 1 ⁄2 teaspoon ground oregano
    • Salt and ground pepper to taste
    • 1 ⁄2 cup extra-virgin olive oil for frying

    Instructions

    • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium- high heat. Sauté green onions for 1–2 minutes, until tender. Remove from heat.
    • In a large bowl, combine the crabmeat, garlic, egg, Greek yogurt, 1⁄2 cup bread crumbs, cayenne pepper, green onions, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Form into small patties, about 1⁄2" thick.
    • In a separate bowl, place 1 cup of bread crumbs. Dredge patties in the bread crumbs thoroughly.
    • heat 1⁄2 cup oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place crab cakes in oil and cook until golden brown, making sure to cook evenly on both sides. Once cooked, place on paper towels to drain.
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    Garlic Aioli Dipping Sauce

    Dinner, Appetizer, Seafood, Gluten-free, Main dish, Wheat-free
    5 from 3 votes
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    Author: Lauren Kelly

    Ingredients

    • 1 ⁄2 cup mayonnaise
    • 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
    • 3 cloves of garlic chopped
    • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
    • 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt
    • 1 ⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper
    • 1 ⁄4 teaspoon dried cumin

    Instructions

    • Place all the ingredients in a small bowl and mix until thoroughly blended. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour so the flavors blend.
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    Hope you enjoy them!  You can find my cookbook at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and all major bookstores nationwide.

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    1. Jennifer

      June 09, 2021 at 11:59 pm

      5 stars
      The combination of these crab cakes & sauce is just perfect! Loved everything about it!

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    2. Beth

      June 09, 2021 at 10:28 am

      5 stars
      These crab cakes are so delicious especially with the aioli sauce. Such a delicious snack and my daughter loves these! I'll definitely make these again!

      Reply
    3. Toni

      June 09, 2021 at 9:49 am

      5 stars
      This is so good! The dipping sauce was a huge hit at my house!

      Reply
    4. Melissa Falk

      December 18, 2014 at 4:09 pm

      Nice recipe! Thanks for the share.

      Reply
    5. [email protected]+Healthy+Delicious

      December 18, 2014 at 4:13 pm

      Crab cakes are my favorite! I love this wheat-free version!

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    6. [email protected]+Willow+Bird+Baking

      December 18, 2014 at 2:13 pm

      Oh, these look delicious!

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      • lauren.kelly

        December 18, 2014 at 2:19 pm

        Thank you Julie!

        Reply
    7. Kristy @ Chocolate Slopes

      December 18, 2014 at 2:01 pm

      I love ordering crab cakes at restaurants, but was too intimidated to try them at home. You give me some hope - this recipe seems simple enough!

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      • lauren.kelly

        December 18, 2014 at 2:04 pm

        They really are easy Kristy! I hope you like them!

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    8. Aggie

      December 18, 2014 at 11:41 am

      Oh we looove crab cakes in our house! (well my husband and I do 🙂 ) These sound delicious!

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      • lauren.kelly

        December 18, 2014 at 2:04 pm

        Thank you Aggie!

        Reply

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