Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, imitation crab meat and tortellini salad. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Imitation crab seafood salad is easy to make and can be served as a sandwich spread, chunky dip, or appetizer cracker topper. It is cooked to give it a texture closer to real crab meat and is coated with a reddish food coloring to give it a pink tint like real crab meat. Imitation crab, onion, bell pepper and celery are tossed with an Italian sour cream mayonnaise dressing and chilled to blend the flavors.
Imitation crab meat and tortellini salad is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Imitation crab meat and tortellini salad is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook imitation crab meat and tortellini salad using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Imitation crab meat and tortellini salad:
- Take 16 oz imitation crab meat
- Take 9 oz package of tortellini
- Get 2 limes
- Prepare 1 red onion
- Prepare 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Make ready 1/4 cup white vinegar
- Make ready 1 ball fresh mozzarella
- Get 1/3 cup parsley
- Take 2-3 scallions
- Make ready 4 slices prosciutto
- Get to taste salt and pepper
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Steps to make Imitation crab meat and tortellini salad:
- Start with boiling water for the tortellini then once boiling cook tortellini.
- While that's working, in a medium bowl add the imitation crab meat, onion (sliced), fresh mozzarella (cut into 1/2" cubes), olive oil, the zest from one lime along with the juice from both (depending on the size), & the vinegar.
- Drain the tortellini & place in an ice bath the drain when cold. WAIT! Do not add the tortellini yet! Mix the contents of the bowl thoroughly first, NOW add the tortellini (don't want to break the tortellini by mixing it too much).
- Add the parsley (chopped), the scallions (sliced), & the salt & pepper to taste. Now give it one last mix gently being careful not to break the tortellini & you are done!
- I don't normally use measurements when I cook; therefore the measurements provided are a close approximation for a good neutral flavor. Some people like more, others like less, so use your own judgment on how you want your dish to taste & make whatever adjustments you need.
- Enjoy!
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