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Pasta Crab Salad

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Pasta Crab Salad

Pasta Crab Salad, or macaroni and crab salad, is an easy homemade recipe. It can be served as a side dish or even as a light dinner! It is a great option for special occasions and adds variety to the table, especially when serving a Western-style menu.

Total time50 min
Prep10 min
Cook40 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Pasta and noodlesInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeNut freeEgg freeEasyBalanced time

Recipe story

Pasta Crab Salad, or macaroni and crab salad, is an easy homemade recipe. It can be served as a side dish or even as a light dinner! It is a great option for special occasions and adds variety to the table, especially when serving a Western-style menu.

Ingredients

  • Boiled pasta - your favorite type, as desired
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Canned palm heart
  • Corn
  • Iceberg lettuce
  • Crab sticks or chunks
  • Dressing:
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 lemons
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • This super easy and delicious salad is from a friend and cook at Shou Tabkhin Today:
  • Rania Saloum
  • Click on Rania’s name to visit her profile on our site and read the details of her delicious recipes
  • Click the link to make chicken svaeen in an easier-than-easy way Chicken Svaeen with Barbecue Flavor
  • We also recommend this easy recipe from Rania's kitchen Fried Meat with Vegetables on the Saj
  • For more salads, here is Turkish Kisir Salad

Method

  1. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions, then drain it and let it cool
  2. Chop the lettuce and palm heart, and you can cut each cherry tomato in half or leave them whole
  3. In a serving bowl, place the pasta and all the vegetables, then whisk the dressing ingredients separately so there are no lumps
  4. Add the dressing over the pasta and vegetables and stir
  5. Serve the pasta crab salad immediately or chilled from the refrigerator

Notes and serving ideas

  • Chicken Svaeen with Barbecue Flavor
  • Fried Meat with Vegetables on the Saj
  • Turkish Kisir Salad
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