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Paul Newman Crab Salad Recipe

Recipe by: lastMNcook

"I invented this simple pasta salad about ten years ago, and my son requests it as his birthday meal ever since. It's always a hit at potluck dinners and tailgate parties. The trick to make it taste fresh is to dress shortly before serving. The extra dressing in the bottle can be used the next day if there are leftovers to freshen the taste. My son likes the leftovers, but I think it tastes best the day it is made."

Directions
Ingredients
Nutrition

Directions

Prep10 m
Cook10 m
Ready In20 m

1Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
2Put frozen peas into a large colander. Drain rotini over the peas. Fill the now-empty pot with cold water. Plunge pasta and peas into the cold water to chill completely; drain.
3Mix imitation crabmeat, Swiss cheese, and parmesan cheese in a large bowl; add pasta mixture and toss to mix. Pour dressing over the salad and toss to lightly coat.

Footnotes

Cook's Notes:
As with any salad, the ingredients can be varied to taste, though the Swiss cheese is surprisingly good with this salad.
If you have leftovers, you may need to add more dressing because it soaks into the pasta and leftovers become a bit dry.

Ingredients

6 servings
370 cals

1 (12 ounce) package rotini pasta
1 cup frozen petite peas, or more to taste
1 (8 ounce) package imitation crabmeat, flaked
2/3 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, or more to taste
2/3 (8 ounce) bottle bottled oil and vinegar salad dressing (such as Newman's Own®), or to taste

Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

Calories:

370

19%
Fat:

6.4

10%
Carbs:

59.3

19%
Protein:

17.3

35%
Cholesterol:

24

8%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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