Recipe: Crab Cake Eggs Benedict With Avocado “Hollandaise”

Ingredients

• 1½ lbs fresh crab meat
• 2 to 4 Thai red chilies, to taste
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 green onions, trimmed and thinly sliced into rounds
• 2 tsp freshly grated ginger
• 2 tsp finely chopped fresh basil leaves
• Finely grated zest of 1 large lemon
• 2 large eggs
• 1½ cups panko bread crumbs
• Canola oil, for frying
• ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tbsp cornmeal
• Kosher salt, for seasoning
• 1 ripe medium-sized avocado, pit and peel discarded
• Juice of 1 large lemon
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• ¼ tsp kosher salt
• ⅛ tsp ground white pepper (optional)
• ¼ to ½ cup warm water
• 1 tbsp grapeseed oil
• 3 cups packed fresh baby spinach or kale
• 4 poached eggs
• Chili crisp condiment, store bought or homemade (optional)