Lemony Crab Bow Tie Salad Recipes

BOW TIE CRAB PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta noodles, crab meat, celery, bell pepper, and purple onion. Set aside.
• In a separate small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, seafood seasoning, and black pepper. Pour the dressing over the noodles and other ingredients. Gently stir to combine.
• Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve. Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

CREAMY CRAB AND PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta shells 10 to 12 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• In a bowl, blend the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, honey mustard, and dill. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, toss together the cooked pasta, sour cream mixture, crabmeat, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and green onions. Cover and chill until serving.

LEMON-GARLIC SHRIMP WITH BOW TIE PASTA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl or large plastic zip-tip bag, combine all marinade ingredients, mix well, add shrimp and let sit 20-30 minutes, stirring or flipping bag occasionally.
• When shrimp are almost done marinating, start cooking the pasta accoring to directions on the package.
• Meanwhile, combine flour and paprika (if using) on a large plate or in a large plastic zip-top bag, lightly coat shrimp with flour mixture.
• Reserve the marinade.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook the shrimp about 2 minutes on each side, or until cooked through. (The flour coating may not be crispy, but that okay, most of it will come off of the shrimp and thicken the pasta sauce.).
• Set cooked shrimp aside.
• Add butter and marinade to pan and bring to a boil for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Return shrimp to pan, stir well, reduce heat to medium, and add milk.
• Stirring well, cook about 3-4 minutes or until sauce has thickened. (If you don't use the flour, you may want to thicken now with a cornstarch and water mixture).
• Add parmesan cheese and parsley, stir to combine.
• Add cooked pasta and stir well to completely coat with sauce.
• Serve hot.

BOW TIE SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Place in a large bowl; add the crab, shrimp, celery, onions and green pepper. , In another bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, pickle relish, mustard, salt, dill and pepper. Pour over pasta mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

CRAB & LEMON PEPPER BOW TIE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to instructions. Rinse in cold waster and drain.
• In large bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, sour cream, mayo or salad dressing & seasonings.
• Add the cooked pasta, vegetables & Crab Delights (Surimi).

LEMONY CRAB SALAD WITH BABY GREENS

Steps:

• In large nonmetallic bowl,toss first 4 ingredients to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Toss greens with 1/4 cup olive oil in large bowl; season to taste with salt. Divide among 4 plates. Mound crab on greens and serve.

CREAMY BOW TIE PASTA SALAD WITH PROSCIUTTO, PEAS, GRAPES, AND DRIED CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly-salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the bow tie pasta and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has nearly cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Drain well, and rinse with cold water in a colander set in the sink. While the pasta is boiling, cook the prosciutto in a small skillet over medium heat until crisp. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate, and set aside.
• Make the dressing by whisking together the mayonnaise, sour cream, milk, garlic, lemon zest and juice, lemon pepper, paprika, and red pepper flakes; season to taste with salt and pepper. Place the drained pasta into a large mixing bowl and pour 3/4 of the dressing overtop; reserve the remaining dressing. Add the peas, cranberries, grapes, green onion, water chestnuts, and Parmesan cheese; stir until the salad is evenly coated with the dressing. Cover and refrigerate at least an hour, or until ready to serve.
• Toss the salad with the remaining dressing, oregano, and thyme to serve.

LEMONY CRAB BOW TIE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Rinse with cold water; drain again.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir together sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, sugar, dill weed, pepper and salt. Add cooked pasta, cucumber, celery, carrot and green onion; toss gently to coat.
• Add crabmeat; toss gently to combine.
• If desired, cover and chill for up to 1 hour.