Crab Salad Recipe
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Fruity Pasta Salad with Crab Meat
This is a deliciously simple recipe to make if you like crab salad or imitation crab salad. In this fruity pasta salad with crab meat recipe, the sweet flavors of kiwi, mandarin orange, and pineapple are blended with mayonnaise, mustard, almonds, cider vinegar and more for a hearty and satisfying crab salad recipe. Feel free to use fresh fruit for all the fruit ingredients, but canned pineapple and mandarin orange segments work fine.
The slivered almonds should be added at the last minute so they do not get soggy in the crab salad. If you toast them just before you serve this crab salad recipe, the slivered almonds will still be warm, which tastes delicious. This is a hearty crab salad recipe, which is bursting with plenty of contrasting flavors. Be prepared to be asked for the recipe for this delicious salad. This is a great dish for parties, barbecues, or potlucks.
Serve this salad as an appetizer if you wish by putting spoonfuls in lettuce leaves or by filling small dishes with individual portions. You can also use it as a light, refreshing meal or serve it as a side dish. This colorful salad looks great wherever you serve it. Highlight it by presenting it on a bed of fresh lettuce leaves or by turning it out onto a pretty platter. This is a beautiful salad to make for any occasion.
Pasta Salad with Crab Meat and Fruit
Ingredients -
3 cups crab meat
5 cups cooked pasta
½ cup sliced green onion
1 cup pineapple tidbits, drained
1-½ cups sliced celery
1 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1-½ teaspoons salt
2 Tablespoons orange juice concentrate
2 Tablespoons cider vinegar
11 ounce can mandarin orange segments, drained
1 teaspoon ground mustard
⅓ cup vegetable oil
2 kiwifruit, peeled and diced
1 cup mayonnaise
Preparation:
Combine the pasta, crab, onion, celery, and fruit in a big bowl.
Mix the salt, orange juice, vinegar, mustard, oil, and mayonnaise in another bowl and stir this mixture into the big bowl with the crab.
Cover and chill for 3 hours.
Toss the almonds into the crab salad just before serving.
(Serves 8)
