Pasta crab and rocket salad

How to make Pasta crab and rocket salad recipe

Serves 1

Preparation time 5 minutes, plus cooling, Cooking time 10 minutes

Ingredients:
50 g (2 oz) dried pasta, such as rigatoni
grated rind and juice of ½ lime
2 tablespoons crème fraîche
85 g (3¼ oz) can crab meat, drained
8 cherry tomatoes, halved
handful of rocket leaves

Method:
Cook the pasta in a saucepan of boiling water according to the packet instructions until al dente. Drain well and leave to cool.

Mix together the lime rind and juice, crème fraîche and crab meat in a large bowl. Add the cooled pasta and mix again.

Add the tomatoes and rocket leaves to the bowl, toss everything together and serve.

For pasta salad with tuna & chilli, cook the pasta as above. Drain a 140 g (4½ oz) can of tuna and mix through the cooled pasta.

Add 1 deseeded and finely chopped red chilli, the grated rind and juice of 1 lemon, 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, a handful of rocket leaves and 2 tablespoons olive oil and mix together well. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

Pasta crab and rocket salad