Crabby Mangos

Culinary’s Mango Mojito Salad

Ingredients  :

• 2 ripe champagne mangoes, diced
• ½ lime, juiced
• ¼ cup red onion, diced
• ¼ cup cucumber, diced
• 10 mint leaves, shredded
• Red pepper flakes
• Sea salt

In a large bowl, combine mangoes, lime juice, red onion, cucumber and mint leaves. Stir well. Add red peppers flakes and salt, to taste. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature at least one hour before serving.

Culinary’s Ginger Crab Cakes

Ingredients  :

• 8 ounces cooked crab meat (for best results DO NOT use canned)
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
• 1/3 cup panko crumbs
• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• ½ lime, juiced
• ½ teaspoon lime zest
• Chipotle Tabasco sauce, to taste
• Sea salt, to taste
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste

In a large bowl, combine crab, ginger, panko, mayonnaise, lime juice and lime zest. Mix gently. Add remaining ingredients to taste and mix gently. Dived crab mixture into four equal portions. Using a ramekin or round cookie cutter, form crab mixture into round cakes, and place on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated 400°F oven until crab cakes are golden brown, about 25 minutes. For best results, flip over crab cakes halfway through cooking.