Shrimp and White Bean Cakes

Category: Seafood Dishes

Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 whole garlic head
  • 7 tsp olive oil, divided
  • 1/2 cup plain fat-free Greek yogurt
  • 1 tsp fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, divided
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt, divided
  • 1/2 lb peeled and deveined medium shrimp, divided
  • 1 (15 oz) can cannellini beans (or other white bean), rinsed and drained, divided
  • 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
 

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375F.
  2. Reomve white papery skin from garlic head (do not peel or separate cloves). Drizzle 1 tsp oilve oil over garlic; wrap in foil. Bake at 375 for 1 hour; cool 10 minutes. Separate cloves; squeeze into a small bowl to extract pulp. Discard skins. Mash garlic using the back of a spoon. Stir in yogurt, juice 1/4 tsp pepper and 1/8 tsp salt.
  3. Place 3 shrimp and 2/3 cup beans in a food processor; pulse until blended but not quite pureed. Add remaining shrimp, remaining beans, bulgur, cilantro, rremaining pepper, remaining salt to food processor; pulse until coarsely chopped. Fill a 1/4 cup dry measuring cup with shrimp mixture. Invert onto a platter lined with parchment paper; gently pat into a 2 1/2-in wide patty. Repeat procedure with remaining shrimp mixture, forming 8 cakes. Refrigerate 20 minutes,
  4. Preheat broiler to high.
  5. Brush a jelly roll pan with 1 Tbsp olive oil. Arrange chilled cakes on pan; brush tops of cakes with remaining 1 Tbsp oil. Broil 5 minutes or until browned. Carefully turn cakes over. Brush tops of cakes with oil from pan. Broil an additional 5 minutes or until browned. Serve cakes with sauce.
 

Nutrition Facts

Calories 223, Fat 9g, Protein 18.7g, Carbohydrates 17.2g, Fiber 3.8g, Cholesterol 86mg, Iron 2.6mg, Sodium 364mg

About EB Nutrition
EB Nutrition was founded by Elizabeth Blumberg, RD, LDN, CPT in June of 2003. Elizabeth earned her degree in Clinical Nutrition and Food Science from Auburn University in 1996. For the past 20 years, she has been working in the Washington, D.C./Metro area as a registered dietitian, nutrition consultant, professional speaker, and fitness enthusiast. She has been featured on NBC4, named in Washingtonian Magazine as one of the top dietitians in the DC-metropolitan area, and featured in People Magazine.
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