what to make with crabcakes

[eaglesfn68]

this week im having friends over and im making crabcakes. just wondering what you would suggest to go with them.

[Salliem]

Homemade coleslaw, grilled veggies...light sorbet for dessert.

[birdiebub]

i would roast some veggies too. mybe some roots bttrnt, turnip with a little cream and bttr pulsed then finish with a ginger mango salsa perhaps fry a risotto dill ball to roll around on the plate

[CatheyJ]

I agree with the coleslaw.. and grilled corn with an herbed butter would be good.

[KCZ]

I usually serve hash browns, and a salsa made of mango, pineapple, green onions, jalapeno, & cilantro.

[Mezzaluna]

How about rice with toasted coconut and macadamias or almonds? My friends have a restaurant and serve this rice (or waffle fries) along with a teriyaki slaw. They drizzle a cilentro-lime mayo over the patties, too.

[kuan]

Beer?

[oldschool1982]

I once menued them with a side of field greens and spicy pickled greenbeans tossed with a house made Cajun/Creole vinaigrette. Sold the heck outta them.

I like Kuan's choice of beer too.

[Transformation]

Forked avacado, pickled papaya, carmalised onions, cilantro pesto and some sunflower sprouts

[bluezebra]

Hahahahaha! I'm afraid I'd have to go with Kuan also! Most excellent!

Seriously.

I would do a Remolaude Sauce on the side and too bad it's past green tomato season. I made them this summer at KYHeirloomer's suggestion with fried green tomatoes. Oh so excellent.

I also make a shrimp coleslaw (not sweet). And that is a Galveston type of tradition. I like the idea of doing a composed salad with a lemon vinaigrette with the field greens, blanched green beans, maybe even potatoes. Like a nicoise salad and then making the crab cakes the centerpiece.

But with extra large lump blue crab being about $27.00/lb or more down here, I generally only make them a starter course not the main course. I only use fresh extra large lump and mine are mostly crab with a little binder and tablespoon here or there with a bit of veg...

[Entropy]

I like it with a fennel/orange salad and a citrus aioli.

I also have a weakness for crabcake sandwiches. So long as the cakes are on toasted brioche buns with lots of remoulade!

[Rene]

a salad with a vinegrete! keep it light

for desert something with lemon :-)

[Callisto in NC]

I ordered crab cakes at a restaurant recently and they came with a Wassabi mustard that was to die for. Served with grilled veggies and/or light spring green salad with a vinaigrette. And beer is always good.

[Rene]

I love crab cakes!!! I'm the only one in this family who eats them , which is fine because all the more for me :-)