Crab Cakes with two Sauces

Ingredients

• Cucumber Sauce

  • 1 cup (250 ml) 10% plain yogurt
  • 1/2 cup (80 g) cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
  • 1/2 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika
  • 1 pinch of cayenne pepper

• Salsa

  • 6 red tomatoes, seeded
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp (45 ml) olive oil
  • 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • Tabasco-style sauce, to taste

• Crab Cakes

  • 1 lb (450 g) crab meat, thawed and well drained
  • 1 1/2 cups (70 g) fresh breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 green onions, finely chopped 

  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 

  • 2 eggs 

  • Tabasco-style sauce, to taste
  • 1/4 cup (30 g) fine cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) vegetable oil