Crab salad

[LindellProStaf]

This was mentioned on the Good Morning thread by our good friend Rebs and got me interested.  Anyone have a good imitation crab salad recipe?  Have never made it before but sounds good.

I mean a salad to eat alone not to put on a bun...

[LindellProStaf]

I am thinking with pasta in it.

[Moon Lake Refuge]

1 box rainbow rotini

can of black olives

pack of crab

one small bottle of ranch

two heaping tablespoons of mayo

italian seasoning

green onions

water chestnuts

cherry tomotoes halfed

celery chopped

love this one.  We make it all the time and you can add or remove whatever veggies you like.

[pikestabber]

I like using either bowtie pasta or orzo (really like orzo more and more)

• Pasta; cooked, cooled
• Half pound of diced, cooked bacon
• Imitation crab
• Sliced, blanched carrots
• Diced celery
• 1/2 sweet onion, diced fine
• Mayo until desired consistency
• Season w/ S&P, garlic powder, cayenne pepper

Amounts are to taste/preference. I don't really follow a recipe. Can't go wrong if you taste as you go along

 

[smurfy]

 what da he$$ LPS..................... crab salad.................from a guy that lives on the water???????????

[RebelSS]

I think this is it, LPS...

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/50896/creamy-crab-and-pasta-salad/?src=rss

[RebelSS]

Going to the store for the ingredients in a bit...going to make this one with medium shell pasta.

http://www.food.com/recipe/imitation-crab-and-pasta-salad-507667

[RebelSS]

Well, I made a batch of the above recipe, using large shells. Don't. Use the medium ones, the large break apart too easy. I made changes to the recipe, too, as I went along...here's the entire thing the way I made it. Chilling in 'fridge now; we'll taste in a couple hours.

 

1 lb crab, chunk style. (Louis Kemp)

1 cup macaroni shells or a tad more, cooked, drained and cooled under cold water

1/4 chopped medium green pepper

2  thin celery stalks, chopped

1/4 chopped small onion

1 tsp dill weed

Dash seasoned salt

dash garlic powder

1/3 cup miracle whip

1/3 cup sour cream

1/4 cup creamy italian dressing

 

Mix miracle whip, sour cream, and italian together. Combine all other ingredients in large bowl and mix well. Fold in dressing mix. Chill.  Eat. 

 

[RebelSS]

It's perfect. Yum. That's the recipe to use!!  

[Cooperman]

My favorite is Italian pasta salad.

Rotini pasta

Broccoli florettes

Cherry tomatoes sliced in half

Sliced black olives

Italian dressing to taste

Grated Parmesan cheese

Then you can add chopped imitation crab meat, and diced salami.

chill in the frig, add more Italian dressing if needed.

[smurfy]

That is a good looking salad there coop. Well everything but the olives!

[Cooperman]

5 hours ago, smurfy said:

That is a good looking salad there coop. Well everything but the olives!

Well Smurf, that's the beauty if this salad, you can't screw it up. You can substitute the pasta, the vegetables, the meat and cheese and it still turns out great. Some people put in diced cheese instead of Parm, some use pepperoni instead of salami. Remove the olives and use red onions, or green peppers? If you don't like imatation crab meat, you can use chicken, it's still goin to be great!

[smurfy]

yea coop my  makes once in great while. not near enough!!!! I love the idea of the shredded parmesean instead of cheese chunks!