Crab cakes over primavera pasta salad with rémoulade and pine nuts

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Crab cakes over primavera pasta salad with rémoulade and pine nuts

Pescatarian, Protein Plus

2 Servings, 740 Calories/Serving

20 Minutes

Feeling crabby? We’ve got a cure for that. Blended with the perfect amount of mayo, bread crumbs, Dijon, and lemon, these jumbo lump crab cakes rival any you’ll find along the mid-Atlantic shores.

In your bag

1 bag serves 2 (2 bags serve 4)

Sunbasket is proud to source the organic ingredients indicated below. On the rare occasion we are unable to meet our organic promise, we'll put a note in your bag.

5 ounces penne rigate
2 tablespoons pine nuts
1 ear organic corn
4 ounces organic grape or cherry tomatoes
1 tablespoon capers
3 ounces organic baby spinach or other leafy greens
⅓ cup crumbled feta
Sunbasket pasta salad dressing (mayo - parsley - apple cider vinegar - scallions - anchovy paste - garlic - kosher salt)
Sunbasket rémoulade sauce base (mayo - Dijon mustard - horseradish - dried dill)
2 jumbo lump crab cakes (about ¼ pound each)

Nutrition per serving

Calories 740, Total Fat 37g (47% DV), Sat. Fat 8g (40% DV), Trans Fat 0g, Cholest. 130mg (43% DV), Sodium 1200mg (52% DV), Total Carb. 70g (25% DV), Fiber 5g (18% DV), Total Sugars 3g (Incl. 0g Added Sugars, 0% DV), Protein 29g
Contains: Milk, Eggs, Fish (anchovy), Tree Nuts (pine nut), Wheat

Sodium does not include pantry salt; for reference, ⅛; teaspoon kosher salt per serving averages 240mg (10% DV). Not a significant source of trans fat. Packed in a facility that handles all major food allergens* and gluten.

*Milk, Eggs, Fish, Crustacean Shellfish, Tree Nuts, Peanuts, Wheat, Soybeans, Sesame.

Instructions

2-serving instructions (4-serving modifications in red)

Wash produce before use

Cook the penne rigate

Bring a medium sauce pot of generously salted water to a boil. Add the penne rigate and cook until just tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.

While the water is heating and the penne is cooking, prepare the rest of the meal.

Toast the pine nuts

In a dry large frying pan over medium-low heat, toast the pine nuts, stirring often, until lightly browned and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool. Wipe out the pan.

Make the pasta salad; finish the rémoulade

Shuck the corn. Lay the ear flat on a cutting board. Cut lengthwise down one side to remove the kernels, then rotate the ear so the shaved side is on the bottom; continue cutting away the kernels on the remaining sides.
Cut the tomatoes in half.
Rinse the capers, then finely chop them.

In a large bowl, toss together the penne, corn, tomatoes, spinach, feta, and pasta salad dressing. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

In a small bowl, stir together the rémoulade sauce base and capers; set aside for serving.

Prep and cook the crab cakes

Pat the crab cakes dry with a paper towel.

In the same pan used for the pine nuts, warm 1 to 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add the crab cakes and cook, turning once, until golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes per side.

Serve

Transfer the pasta salad to individual bowls, top with the crab cakes, and dollop with the rémoulade sauce. Garnish with the pine nuts and serve.

Kids Can!

Fill a pot with water for the pasta.
Shuck the corn.
Rinse the capers.
Assemble the pasta salad.
Garnish the dish with the pine nuts.

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