Falafel Crab Cakes

Name: Falafel Crab Cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 cakes
Cuisine: Lebanese Coastal & Mountain
Ingredients: 0.75 cup dried garbanzo beans; 0.5 cup coarsely chopped cilantro leaf; 1 scallion; 0.25 jalapeno; 1 garlic clove; 0.25 tsp ground cumin; 0.5 tsp baking powder; 12 oz lump blue crab meat; 1 lemon; 1 cup extra virgin olive oil

Chickpeas, jalapeno and lemon cooked in a pan and spiced with clove and cumin for a Lebanese dish.

30 min · Serves 12 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 15 min · Cook 15 min · 30 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Soak chickpeas in water to cover for 24 hours. Drain chickpeas and combine in food processor with cilantro, scallion, jalapeno, garlic, cumin and baking powder.
1440 min
2
Process until the mixture is well combined and chickpeas are finely chopped, do not process into a paste.
3
Put the falfel mixture in bowel and add crabmeat and lemon zest. Form the crab mixture into 6 2 inch patties (the patties can be refriderated for up to 8 hours).
480 min
4
Pour 1/2 inch olive oil in skillet and heat over medium high heat. Add the crab cakes and cook until golden brown, 5 minutes on a side. Serve immediately.
5 min