Japanese noodle & crab salad
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- Prep Time5 min
- Total Time5 min
- Makes4 servings
Andreas Trauttmansdorff
Ingredients
500 g snow peas
1 yellow or red bell pepper
3 green onions
2 celery stalks
228-g pkg imitation crab
500-g pkg spaghetti or linguine pasta
1/2 cup Japanese salad dressing
1 pinch salt and pepper
Instructions
Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Meanwhile, remove tips and string from snow peas. Slice pepper into thin bite-size strips. Thinly slice onions and celery diagonally and place in a large bowl. Coarsely chop or tear crab and add to bowl.
Boil pasta until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Add snow peas and pepper to boiling pasta for last minute of cooking, then drain and add to crab mixture. Pour in dressing and toss to coat. Taste, then add salt and pepper, if you wish. Salad is great warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories 417, Protein 17.4g, Carbohydrates 61.8g, Fat 10.7g, Fibre 4.9g, Sodium 1007mg.
It's easy to add Asian flair to a pasta salad when you start with a bottle of Japanese dressing.
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