Chinese Pasta Salad with Shellfish
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups snow peas
- 8 ounces vermicelli
- 1 red pepper, sliced thin
- 1⁄2 cucumber, sliced thin
- 6 ounces shrimp, cooked
- 4 1⁄2 ounces crabmeat
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped fine
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
directions
- Wash and trim peas.
- Place peas in bowl and cover with boiling water.
- Let stand 10 minutes; drain and set aside.
- Prepare vermicelli according to package directions; drain, rinse in cold water and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine noodles, peas, pepper, cucumber, shrimp and crabmeat.
- In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- (Use a tightly covered jar to shake dressing.) Pour dressing over salad and toss to mix.
- Chill.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Cathleen Colbert
Bakersfield, CA
Strangely enough, I've become a better cook to lose weight. I joined eDiets and lost 100 pounds. Now I'm on the look out for tasty recipes that are easy to fix (I teach and often don't get home until after 5PM).
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Because I teach I actually DO get a month off. I get up early to garden, sleep the hot afternoons away, then cook, read and watch movies.
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I teach science in a converted home ec kitchen. I love to use food as a teaching tool - making cheese to teach enzyme action, pickles to teach osmosis and diffusion, fudge to demonstrate igneous rock formation.
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