Watermelon Dream

Ingredients

• 8 ounces Maryland blue crab, picked
• 1 cup Duke's mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon chives, chopped
• Salt
• pepper
• 1 watermelon, cut into 2-by-4-inch rectangles
• 1 cup fresh lavender, chopped fine
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 cup gin (more if you want a stronger juniper flavor)
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 cup soybean oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons white balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup fresh sweet corn kernels, blanched
• 1 teaspoon salt