JUMBO SHELLS STUFFED WITH CRABMEAT

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This is from The Pasta Salad Book by Nina Graybill and Maxine Rapoport. An Elegant first course, serve with lemon wedges and thinly sliced toasted French bread.

Provided by Dona England

Categories     Pasta Shells

Time 1h25m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

12 large pasta shells
1 lb lump crabmeat
2/3 cup olive oil, divided use
1/4 cup lemon juice, divided use
1 tablespoon drained and rinsed capers, chopped
2 tablespoons pine nuts, chopped
2 tablespoons minced flat leaf parsley
salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 cup basic vinaigrette
lettuce leaf
watercress leaf (to garnish)
lemon wedge

Steps:

  • Cook pasta shells, gently until al dente.
  • Remove with a slotted spoon to drain.
  • While still hot mix carefully with 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2.
  • tablespoons lemon juice and 1 tablespoon parsley.
  • Drain any juice from crabmeat, discard juice.
  • Mix the crab with remaining olive oil, lemon juice, capers, nuts, parsley, salt and cayenne pepper.
  • Stuff shells and refrigerate until shortly before serving.
  • Arrange lettuce on salad places, add 2 shells per plate.
  • Drizzle lightly with vinaigrette dressing.
  • Garnish with watercress and lemon wedges.
  • Cooking time is fridge time.

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