Pasta salad with crab, corn and lima beans


Votes: 1

How to Make - Pasta Salad with Crab, Corn, and Lima Beans
Go back Print version

Time: 45 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 304, total fat 13 G., saturated fats 2 G., proteins 11 G., carbohydrates 36 G., fiber 3 G., cholesterol 22 mg, sodium 294 mg, sugar 2 G.


A vinaigrette with shallots and fresh herbs brings all the ingredients of this salad together. Hearty orecchiette ear-shaped pasta, natural crab meat, corn, and lima beans make this salad a summery delight, and using frozen vegetables means you can enjoy this flavor year-round.



The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:


  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 small shallot, chopped
  • 1 cup frozen small lima beans, thawed
  • 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
  • 220 g dry orecchiette pasta
  • 1 cup large lump crab meat
  • 0.5 cups thinly sliced ​​celery
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley



We recommend
Recipes with similar ingredients: lima beans, corn, orecchiette pasta, crab meat, celery, wine vinegar

Cooking the dish according to the recipe:


  1. In a large saucepan, bring salted water to a boil.
  2. In a large bowl, combine olive oil, vinegar, shallot, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of freshly ground black pepper.

  3. Cook the lima beans in boiling water until tender, about 15 minutes. Add the corn and continue cooking until the corn is tender, about 2 minutes more. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the beans and corn to a colander and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain thoroughly and add the corn and beans to the bowl with the dressing.
  4. Add the pasta to boiling water and cook according to package directions. Drain and rinse the pasta under cold water to cool; add to the same bowl.
  5. Add the crab meat, celery, chives, and parsley to a bowl and toss. Season with salt and pepper to taste. The pasta salad is best served immediately.





Categories:

Recipe collections




Similar recipes




We recommend reading

Units of food weight