Crab Cake Salad with Wasabi Vinaigrette
ingredients
For Crab Cakes:
- 1 lb. crab meat
- 1 Tbsp. Stonewall Kitchen Wasabi Horseradish Cream Sauce
- 1 scallion, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup water chestnuts, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp. fresh grated ginger root
- 1 tsp. soy sauce
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 egg - slightly beaten
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup Panko bread crumbs*
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
To make the Wasabi Vinaigrette:
- 3 Tbsp. Natural Rice Wine Vinegar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce (to taste)
- 2 Tbsp. Stonewall Kitchen Wasabi Horseradish Cream Sauce
- 1/4 tsp. fresh grated ginger root
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
- 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- Salt & pepper to taste
For the Salad:
- 4 cups of mixed greens
- 2 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds**
directions
To make Crab Cakes:
- Make sure all shell and cartilage is removed from the crabmeat.
- Combine all of the ingredients, except the vegetable oil, and mix until uniform.
- Form crab mixture into eight small crab cakes. Let them rest in the refrigerator approximately 15 minutes before frying.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan. Cook crab cakes until golden brown on both sides. Place on paper towels to absorb oil.
To make Vinaigrette:
Mix the above listed ingredients for vinaigrette
To Plate:
For each serving, plate approximately 1 cup of lettuce and top with two crab cakes. Drizzle over with Wasabi Vinaigrette and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
: * These breadcrumbs can usually be found in the International section of the grocery store. Plain breadcrumbs can be substituted.
** For toasted sesame seeds: place seeds in a small fry pan over medium heat. Gently toss the seeds continuously until sesame seeds are golden brown.