spicy crab pasta salad

Name: Spicy Crab Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) pasta, cooked (elbow, bow tie or other salad pasta); 1/2 cup(s) canned coleslaw *spicy*; 1 cup(s) mayonnaise, light; 1 tablespoon(s) yellow mustard; 2 tablespoon(s) spicy sweet mustard or course ground mustard; 1/4 cup(s) creamy salad dressing *italian/ranch*; 3 tablespoon(s) dill pickle relish or diced dill pickles; 2 clove(s) garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon(s) sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) white vinegar; 1 tablespoon(s) mrs. dash herb garlic blend; 1 tablespoon(s) black pepper; 12oz package(s) immitation crab, diced; 1 cup(s) block cheese, diced (cheddar, colby, jack)

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Dawn Whitted

Spearfish, SD

Updated on Feb 16, 2013

This salad is something I came up with after canning cole slaw & mustard over the summer. I wanted to use the ingredients along with a package of immitation crab that needed to be used up. This seems daunting but it really is a nice change from the standard pasta salads we are used to. It's tangy, sweet & spicy with lots of flavor. It would be a great salad to share at a BBQ gathering.

Rate

prep time 15 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Stove Top

yield 8-10 serving(s)

Ingredients

3 cups pasta, cooked (elbow, bow tie or other salad pasta)
1/2 cup canned coleslaw *spicy*
1 cup mayonnaise, light
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
2 tablespoons spicy sweet mustard or course ground mustard
1/4 cup creamy salad dressing *italian/ranch*
3 tablespoons dill pickle relish or diced dill pickles
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 tablespoon mrs. dash herb garlic blend
1 tablespoon black pepper
12oz packages immitation crab, diced
1 cup block cheese, diced (cheddar, colby, jack)

How To Make spicy crab pasta salad

Step 1

Bring 4 qts water to a boil and add pasta. Cook according to package directions until pasta is al dente approximately 9-11 minutes, drain and rinse with cold water.

Step 2

Add spicy canned coleslaw (optional) to pasta and chill for 30 minutes to an hour. *See Evelyn Horsley's Canned Cole Slaw Recipe on JAP - to make it spicy I simply followed the recipe and added 2 finely sliced or chopped jalepenos and 2 finely diced serrano peppers to the batch before canning into jars.
Step 3

For the sauce: In a mixing bowl combine all remaining ingredients except crab & cheese. Refrigerate covered until you are ready to put the salad together. *Spicy Sweet Mustard - There are lots of mustards on the market so either purchase one or I made my own version taking a little of JAP'ers Evelyn Horsley's & Dana Ramsey's spicy pepper mustard recipes adding honey or sugar and making some adjustments to my taste.
Step 4

After all has been chilled add 3/4 of the sauce to the pasta and mix well. Add 2-3 Tablespoons of milk or water to the remaining sauce and mix well then pour into pasta and stir. This just makes it so the sauce isn't so thick.
Step 5

Add cubed cheeses of your choice and finely chopped immitation crab and combine well. Garnish with green onion if you like
Step 6

You may serve this immediatly but I really prefer to chill this salad for at least another hour to let the flavors marry. **Not a spicy person just use regular course ground mustard in the sauce and don't put the spicy in your canned coleslaw.
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