salads

Warm Salad With Crab Orzo

A gentle mix of delicate crab, spicy orzo, and tender greens served just warm enough to release their aroma. It's light yet luxurious—ideal for a first course!

Prep
10 minutes
Cook
15 minutes
Serves
4
Level
easy
salad seafood pasta warm durham-region local-ingredients
orzo pasta 2 cups
canned chunked crab meat, drained 5 oz
thinly sliced roasted red pepper 1 cup
A Pretty Good Farm Gourmet Salad Mix 2 cups
olive oil 2 tbsp
El Rudo Gourmet Salsa Macha 1 tbsp
lemon, zested and juiced 1
fresh basil, chopped 1/4 cup

Preparation

  1. Cook orzo pasta according to package instructions and strain well.

  2. While orzo is still warm, toss with crab meat, roasted red peppers, salad mix, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, salsa macha and basil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve warm, at room temperature or cooled.

Local Partners

  • A Pretty Good Farm Gourmet Salad Mix

Published: 6/6/2025

Category: salads

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