Crabby Crusted Chickpea Cakes
Crab salad tops a garbanzo bean-based patty with an oatmeal crust, all stacked on top of shredded lettuce.
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 - Serves: 10 persons
 
Ingredients
- 2(15 ounce) cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
 - 1onion, chopped
 - ½cup chopped fresh parsley, divided
 - 2eggs, beaten
 - 1teaspoon salt
 - ½teaspoon ground black pepper
 - ¼teaspoon dried thyme
 - 1½ cups quick-cooking oats, divided
 - ¾cup bread crumbs, divided
 - ¼cup grapeseed oil
 - 2(6 ounce) cans crab meat, drained
 - ¼cup mayonnaise
 - 1tablespoon celery seed
 - 1½ teaspoons white sugar
 - ½teaspoon paprika
 - 1large head romaine lettuce heart, shredded
 
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.