A light and fresh pasta sauce with so much summery zing to it.
We just love a pasta dish that is ready in the time it takes to boil the pasta is this simple recipe is an outstanding example. In three easy steps you get pasta in a crabmeat sauce, topped with a crisp, spicy crumb. It's a perfect dish to serve up on summer evenings when you don't want to be spending too long in the kitchen. The mint and lemon zest give the dish a lovely sunny feeling. Plus it's one of our great healthy pasta recipes (opens in new tab), with under 400 calories per portion.
Ingredients
- 150g dried linguine or spaghetti
- 2 tbsp good olive oil
- 2 tbsp white breadcrumbs
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
- Pinch of dried chilli flakes
- 100g pot ready-prepared white crabmeat
- Zest and juice of ½ lemon
- About 12 mint leaves
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 handfuls pea shoots
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Method
- Cook the pasta, according to pack instructions, for 6-7 minutes. Meanwhile, heat 2 tsp of the oil in a small frying pan, stir in the breadcrumbs, garlic and chilli flakes and cook briefly until golden. Set aside.
- Drain the pasta, but keeping a little water in it, stir in the rest of the oil, then the crab, lemon zest and juice, snipped mint leaves and seasoning.
- Pile into bowls and then sprinkle with the garlic breadcrumbs and more mint leaves and a drizzle of olive oil, if you like. Garnish with pea shoots.
Top tips for making crab and mint linguine
Before you drain the water from the pasta, remove a large mugful of it and set it aside. If the pasta is too dry or stuck together, add a little of this starchy water to loosen it and make the it feel more saucy. This is a good trick that works with almost every pasta sauce.
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