My Favorites

Crab cakes with camelina crust, apple greens and sweet camelina virgin oil
Presented by Saveurs du Bas-Saint-Laurent in collaboration with chef Alain Beaulieu

Rédaction
Saveurs Bas-Saint-Laurent, committed to the development and promotion of biofood producers in Bas-Saint-Laurent.
Succumb to the delights of the Bas-Saint-Laurent with our crispy crab cakes, a harmonious combination of crabmeat, breadcrumbs and spicy seasonings.
Crab cake recipe
Number of servings
For 20 servings
Preparation
Preparation : 45 minutes
Cooking time : 3 minutes
Rest : 15 minutes
Ingredients
60 ml Homemade mayonnaise
1 egg
10 tbsp. plain breadcrumbs
1 tsp. Hot pepper (hot pepper)
360 g Crabmeat
2 tbsp. Salted sea herbs (salt)
½ cup All-purpose flour
½ cup Camelina seeds
¼ cup Canola oil
Ground pepper, to taste
- In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, egg, breadcrumbs, salted herbs and hot pepper. Let stand 15 minutes.
- Add crab and toss.
- Mix flour, camelina seeds and pepper and spread on a baking sheet.
- Make about 20 portions of the crab mixture, roll in the breadcrumbs and arrange on the baking sheet.
- Pour some of the canola oil into a non-stick pan and brown half the crab portions. Set aside on paper towels.
Apple greens
100 ml Camelina virgin oil
25 ml White wine vinegar
1 pinch Flower of salt and freshly ground pepper
1 Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced
Baby greens (arugula, mesclun or other)
Vinaigrette
- Combine virgin camelina oil, white wine vinegar, fleur de sel and pepper.
Assembly
- On a bed of apple greens, add the vinaigrette, arrange a nice piece of crab and serve with two warm cakes.
Did you like this article?
You might also be interested in these
@BasSaintLaurent
Include the #BasSaintLaurent hashtag on your posts or tag us when you share your favourite photos and highlights of your trip!