Basil's Crab Cakes

• 8 ounces crab meat blue, shredded
• 8 ounces crab meat snow, shredded
• 8 ounces shrimp peeled, deveined, chopped
• 1/4 cup green bell peppers diced
• 1/4 cup sweet red bell peppers diced
• 1/4 cup scallions, spring or green onions diced
• 1/4 cup dijon mustard
• 2 1/2 cups mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs

1. Combine crab meat and shrimp in a bowl.
2. Add peppers and scallions; mix with a wooden spoon.
3. Add mustard, salt, pepper, Cajun spice and garlic mayonnaise; stir.
4. Stir in 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs, mixing until thoroughly blended.
5. Shape mixture into 8 patties.
6. Sprinkle both sides with remaining 1/4 cup bread crumbs.
7. Heat oil in a skillet until very hot.
8. Add crab cakes and saute on both sides until browned, about 5 minutes per side.
9. Bake crab cakes in a preheated 400-degree oven until crisp.
10. Spoon 1/4 cup Champagne sauce on each of 8 serving plates.
11. Place a crab cake on each plate.
12. Garnish with green olives and chopped tomatoes, if desired.

crab meat, crab meat snow, shrimp, green bell peppers, sweet red bell peppers, scallions, dijon mustard, mayonnaise, bread crumbs

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/basils-crab-cakes-43614 (may not work)