Roasted Red Pepper Sauce For Crab Cakes Recipe

Elevate your crab cakes with this vibrant, easy roasted red pepper sauce! Made with pantry staples – jarred roasted red peppers, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice – this recipe is quick, delicious, and surprisingly versatile. Perfect for drizzling over crab cakes, grilled fish, or chicken. Cut calories by using light mayonnaise! This recipe makes enough for about 10 crab cakes (using 1 lb crab meat), so feel free to halve it for smaller batches.

Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 2 mins
Calories 200.5 kcal
Protein 1g
Rating 5.0 (2 Reviews)
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Chef Forktionary, author of this recipe

Recipe adapted from Food.com. Standardized by Forktionary.

Ingredients for Roasted Red Pepper Sauce For Crab Cakes

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How to Make Roasted Red Pepper Sauce For Crab Cakes

  1. Combine 1 (12-ounce) jar roasted red peppers, 2 cloves garlic, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon red pepper sauce, and 1/2 cup mayonnaise in a food processor.
  2. Process until completely smooth and creamy.
  3. Season generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
  4. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Nutrition Information (Approximate per serving)

Sodium

30 g

Sugar

10g

Fat

12g

Carbs

3g