Name: Pasta Salad with Crab
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Uncooked tri-color rotini pasta - 1 pound; Extra-virgin olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Green bell pepper, seeded and diced - 1; Broccoli florets - 2 cups; Diced carrots - 1 cup; Fresh crabmeat, well picked over - 8 ounces; Sliced black olives, drained - 2 ounces; Minced sweet onion - 3 tablespoons; Mayonnaise - 1 cup; Balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing - 6 tablespoons; Dried Italian herb seasoning - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper, or to taste - ⅛ teaspoon; Cherry tomatoes for garnish - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Pasta Salad with Crab

1. Uncooked tri-color rotini pasta 1 pound

2. Extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon

3. Green bell pepper, seeded and diced 1

4. Broccoli florets 2 cups

5. Diced carrots 1 cup

6. Fresh crabmeat, well picked over 8 ounces

7. Sliced black olives, drained 2 ounces

8. Minced sweet onion 3 tablespoons

9. Mayonnaise 1 cup

10. Balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing 6 tablespoons

11. Dried Italian herb seasoning 1 teaspoon

12. Ground black pepper, or to taste ⅛ teaspoon

13. Cherry tomatoes for garnish ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Pasta Salad with Crab

1 . Stage

Bring 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. Drain pasta and add to a large bowl with extra-virgin olive oil. Stir well, and refrigerate, about 30 minutes, while preparing the other ingredients.

2 . Stage

Combine bell pepper, broccoli, carrots, crabmeat, olives, and onion in a bowl. Add to pasta.

3 . Stage

Stir together mayonnaise, balsamic vinaigrette, Italian seasoning, and black pepper for the dressing in a small bowl and pour over the pasta salad. Mix to combine. Garnish with cherry tomatoes and serve at room temperature or chilled.