Zucchini "crab" cakes

Several months back, I stumbled upon a recipe for mock crab cakes. I love crab cakes. I mean, I really love crab cakes! While I was still eating only veggies, crab cakes were definitely one of the items that I had occasional cravings for.

Anyways, I finally got around to trying out the recipe tonight. I paired it with some homemade spicy aioli. The cool thing about this recipe is that it's made with zucchini! Can you believe it? Anyways, the reviews for it says it really does taste like crab cakes. So after the hubby and I tried it, the verdict is pretty positive. I  can't say it tastes exactly like crab cakes, but it does taste like crab cakes.

If you'd like to try it yourself, here's the recipe for the zucchini crab cakes:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Connies-Zucchini-Crab-Cakes/Detail.aspx

For the aioli, take a few cloves of garlic and crush in a mortar with some coarse salt until you get a smooth paste. Scrape into a mixing bowl and whisk in an egg yolk. You can also add some dijon mustard and/or lemon juice. I added half a teaspoon of dijon and half a teaspoon of lemon juice. Start adding a drop of vegetable oil a drop or two at time, all the while whisking to create an emulsion. Keep adding until you incorporate all the oil you want to use. I used about 1/4 cup of canola oil and 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil. I probably could have used more oil, but I liked the taste of it then. Once the aioli is done, I added just a tiny bit of pepper and some of my favorite hot sauce. Then, voila! Spicy aioli sauce!