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Seafood Pasta with Lemon-Saffron Herb Dressing

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Seafood Pasta with Lemon-Saffron Herb Dressing

Seafood Pasta with Lemon-Saffron Herb Dressing

Need a gluten free and pescatarian main course? Seafood Pasta with Lemon-Saffron Herb Dressing could be an awesome recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains about 19g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 318 calories. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. If you have lemon wedges, saffron threads, lemon juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the mayonnaise you could follow this main course with the Super! Peanut Butter Brownies Made Lighter as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
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Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
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Place 3 tablespoons hot cooking liquid in medium bowl.
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Sprinkle saffron over and let stand at room temperature 5 minutes.
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Transfer pasta to large bowl.
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Drizzle pasta with 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 tablespoon oil; toss to coat.
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Let stand at room temperature until cool, stirring occasionally.
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Add mayonnaise, sour cream, green onions, capers, minced tarragon, minced dill, sugar, remaining 6 tablespoons lemon juice, and remaining 5 tablespoons oil to bowl with saffron liquid.
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Whisk to combine. Season saffron dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
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Pour dressing over pasta.
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Add shrimp and celery; toss to coat.
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Add reserved pasta cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls if mixture is dry.
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Add crab; toss gently. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.
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Line platter with arugula and butter lettuce leaves. Spoon pasta over greens.
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Garnish with lemon wedges and tarragon and dill sprigs.
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Serve cold.

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Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score9
Gluten Free
DietsGluten FreePescatarian
Dish TypesLunchMain CourseMain DishDinner
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