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The lavender flavor in these crab cakes is subtle, 2 teaspoons ground dried culinary French lavender per pound of crabmeat. I made half a recipe for 1 1/2 ounce size mini crab cakes, giving me 7 appetizer servings. You could end up with anywhere from 4 to 14, depending on the size of your crab cakes with this recipe.
Ingredients
1/4 cup minced celery
1/4 cup green onion (I used shallot)
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 large egg
1 tablespoon dry mustard (I used Dijon mustard)
2 teaspoons dried French lavender buds, finely ground in a spice grinder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1 pound fresh crabmeat
2 3/4 cups panko bread crumbs
Grated Parmesan (my addition)
Creamy Honey Lavender Sauce (recipe follows)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
lemon wedges (garnish)
chopped fresh Italian parsley (garnish)
In a medium bowl, mix the celery, green onion (shallot for me), mayonnaise, egg, mustard, lavender, salt, and cayenne. Pick through the crabmeat to remove any pieces of shell or cartilage. Stir the crab into the bowl. Mix in enough panko (about 1 cup) to form a mixture that barely holds together. (I ended up adding a little more mayo to hold it together.) Place the remaining panko into a shallow bowl.
Shape the crab mixture into patties for dinner size or appetizer portions. (I used a 1 1/2 ounce ice cream scoop to measure out appetizer portions.) Press into the panko mixture to coat on all sides. (I added about 1/8 of a cup of grated Parmesan into the remaining panko.) Place on a plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Prepare the honey sauce, cover and refrigerate until needed.
Combine 1 tablespoon of the butter and 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet and place over medium-high heat until the butter melts. Add 4 crab cakes at a time, (so as not to over crowd pan) reduce the heat to medium, and cook for 4 minutes per side, or until browned. Wipe the skillet clean with paper towels. Repeat using the remaining butter, oil, and crab cakes. Transfer to a plate and garnish with lemon wedges, parsley and Honey Lavender Sauce.
Honey Lavender Sauce
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 sour cream
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon dried culinary French lavender buds, finely ground in spice grinder
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, honey, cilantro, lemon juice, mustard, and lavender. Season with salt & pepper.