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Crab And Smoked Trout Cakes With Herb Salad Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1 tsp whole-grain Dijon mustard
  •  Salt
  • 8 oz (about 1 c) shelled cooked crab
  • 1 tbsp plus 2 tsp. olive oil
  • 2 tbsps mayonnaise
  •  freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 c finely sliced green onions, including green tops
  • 1 1/2 c fresh chervil sprigs
  • 1 1/2 c panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
  • 2 tbsps plus 2 tsp. lemon juice
  • 1/2 c fresh tarragon leaves
  • 1/2 c fresh cilantro leaves
  • 3 oz (about 1/2 c) smoked trout, skin removed, finely sliced

Directions
  • Step #1 Pick out any shells in crab.
  • Step #2 In a bowl, green onions, mix crab, trout, 2 tbsp.
  • Step #3 lemon juice, mustard, egg, mayonnaise, & 1/2 c panko.
  • Step #4 Mix well.
  • Step #5 Form mixture into eight 2 1/2- by 1/2-in.
  • Step #6 cakes.
  • Step #7 Pour remaining 1 c panko onto a plate & coat each cake with crumbs, pressing in carefully.
  • Step #8 Pour 1 tbsp.
  • Step #9 olive oil into a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
  • Step #10 When hot, turning once, add cakes in a single layer & cook, until golden brown on both sides, about 10 mins total.
  • Step #11 In a bowl, tarragon, mix chervil, & cilantro.
  • Step #12 Toss with remaining 2 tsp.
  • Step #13 lemon juice & 2 tsp.
  • Step #14 olive oil; season this with salt & pepper.
  • Step #15 Serve cakes with salad.
  • Step #16 Wine note: Pinot Gris/Grigio, the West is awash in wine from this grape; it's mostly called Pinot Grigio & made in the steely, citrusy Italian style.
  • Step #17 The French--and Oregonians--call it Pinot Gris & give it rounded layers of melon & pear with tangy, earthy minerals alongside the citrus.
  • Step #18 Pinot Gris works best with fairly simple seafood & poultry, so the layers don't get muddled, but it gets along fine with a lot of herbs.
  • Step #19 We also like it with lemony sauces such as aioli.
  • Step #20 Our picks:Adelsheim Pinot Gris 2005 (Willamette Valley; $18).
  • Step #21 Bright, earthy layers of lemon & herbs top off the crab & smoked trout cakes beautifully.
  • Step #22 Palmina Pinot Grigio 2005 (Santa Barbara County; $16).
  • Step #23 Richer than typical Pinot Grigio, with a zesty citrus bitterness that makes the herbs with the seafood cakes stand out.
  • Step #24 Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
  • Enjoy the Crab & Smoked Trout Cakes with Herb Salad recipe

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