Easy Crab Cakes

These crab cakes are quick and easy.  Make sure you use fresh bread crumbs.  Just put a few pieces of bread in the blender.

½ lb. lump crab meat
¼ C red pepper, seeded and diced
½ jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
3 T low fat mayonnaise
2 t old bay seasoning
2 C fresh bread crumbs
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 T olive oil






Remove shell pieces from crab meat, if necessary.  Mix together crab, peppers, mayonnaise and seasoning.  Add ½ C of the bread crumbs or as much as needed to bind crab mixture.  Shape into 6 cakes.  Chill for at least 1 hour.  Dip cakes into egg and then bread crumbs.  Heat oil in skillet over medium heat.  Cook crab cakes on each side until golden.  Serve warm with spicy mayonnaise.

Spicy Mayonnaise

½ C low fat mayonnaise
3 T chili sauce
1 t lime juice