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Crab Cakes with Tomatillo California Avocado Salsa + a Giveaway

Author: Gaby

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup green onions chopped
  • 1/4 cup mayo
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tbsp finely grated lemon peel
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 cup panko
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pepper
  • 1 pound lump crabmeat
  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 1 Avocado
  • zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1/4 cup cilantro
  • 1/4 cup white onion diced
  • 4 medium Tomatillos halved and roasted

Instructions

  • Stir together first 8 ingredients in large bowl and season with 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of 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. Blend until fully incorporated. Serve with crab cakes.