Italian Crab Salad

Ingredient Exchanges and an easy menu planner are listed below for some simple, quick ideas to create many meals from this one easy seafood salad.

2-3 servings

5 Ingredients Needed:

crabmeat – 2 cups cooked
(use packaged crabmeat and cook if needed or
use packaged imitation crabmeat and separate into pieces)

snow peas – 1/2 cup left whole
(if peas are on the large size – cut each one in half)

marinated artichoke hearts in a jar – 3/4 cup
(drained and roughly chopped)

lemon zest – as desired (start with 1/4 tsp)

Italian seasoning – 1/4 tsp

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1. In a mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients and toss well.

2. If mixture seems too dry, add a little of the oil from the artichoke hearts to the crab salad.

3. Taste for seasoning and adjust as desired.

4. Allow salad to marinate for an hour before serving.

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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:

Main Meal Ideas:

** Serve this quick crab salad over a bed of * quinoa with a side dish of steamed spinach and mushrooms with a little shaved parmesan cheese on top.

* Quick Fact: Quinoa is an ancient grain native to the Andes in South America. It resembles a small bead and cooks up light and fluffy with a nice nutty flavor. It's a great light alternative to rice or pasta.

** Serve this simple crab salad in hollowed out bread bowls (you could even use whole grain rolls and make several smaller crab salad servings) with grilled vegetables from the deli counter on the side.

Light Meal Ideas (suitable for lunch or a light dinner):

** For a simple meal, serve this Italian crab salad on a bed of washed baby spinach leaves with a side of pears and grapes.

** Crab Salad with Coleslaw and Chips You could also serve this quick salad on a bed of packaged coleslaw mix with sweet potato chips on the side.

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Ingredient Exchanges:

* Instead of Snow Peas: try Fresh or Frozen (thawed and drained) Peas or Packaged Shredded Carrots

* Instead of Marinated Artichoke Hearts: try Roasted Red Peppers (in the jar) or Pineapple Chunks

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