Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, imitation crab meat and tortellini salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Imitation crab meat and tortellini salad is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Imitation crab meat and tortellini salad is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
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.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook imitation crab meat and tortellini salad using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Imitation crab meat and tortellini salad:
- Prepare 16 oz imitation crab meat
- Make ready 9 oz package of tortellini
- Get 2 limes
- Make ready 1 red onion
- Get 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Get 1/4 cup white vinegar
- Get 1 ball fresh mozzarella
- Make ready 1/3 cup parsley
- Take 2-3 scallions
- Make ready 4 slices prosciutto
- Make ready to taste salt and pepper
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Instructions 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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