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Crab Cakes & Avocado Salsa

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Crab Cakes with a smooth Tomatillo Avocado Salsa.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CRAB CAKES:
  • ⅓ cups Green Onions, Chopped
  • ¼ cups Mayonnaise
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • 1 Tablespoon Chopped Chives
  • 1 Tablespoon Chopped Cilantro
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 pound Lump Crab Meat
  • 6 Tablespoons Butter
  • FOR THE SALSA:
  • 1 whole Avocado
  • 1 whole Lime, Zest And Juice
  • 1 teaspoon Honey
  • ¼ cups Cilantro
  • ¼ whole White Onion, Chopped
  • 4 whole Tomatillos, Halved And Roasted
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper

Preparation

Stir together the green onions, mayonnaise, eggs, chives, cilantro, lemon zest, lemon juice, and bread crumbs in a large bowl and season with 1 teaspoon of salt and the pepper.

Add in crab meat and carefully combine with your hands, making sure not to break up the lump pieces of crab.

Form into bite-sized cakes with your hands.

Saute in a saute pan with butter, over medium high heat, for 2 minutes on each side until golden brown. Set aside until ready to serve.

Combine the avocado, lime juice, lime zest, honey, cilantro, onion and roasted tomatillos in a food processor. Season with salt and pepper. Blend until fully incorporated. Serve with crab cakes.

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WestieMom on 3.28.2012

Love this take on traditional crabcakes – very fresh tasting and the salsa is delicious with tortilla chips too!

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Minnow in Hampton Roads on 8.1.2011

Outstanding!

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