A super-easy pasta dish with crab, chilli and lemon. It can be thrown together in minutes, but the crab makes it feel luxurious and special.
Ingredients
- 150g spaghetti or linguine (we like La Pasta di Aldo Filini from Waitrose)
- 2 spring onions or baby leeks, finely chopped
- ½ red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 200ml white wine
- Grated zest and juice of ½ lemon
- 200g fresh white crab meat
- 50g wild rocket
Method
- 1. Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions, drain well, then toss with a little olive oil.
- 2. Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a small frying pan over a medium heat, add the spring onions or baby leeks and chilli and fry for 1-2 minutes. Pour in the wine and bubble for 1-2 minutes or until reduced slightly. Turn down the heat, add the lemon zest and juice and crab meat, and stir to combine. Season to taste, then add to the cooked pasta along with the rocket and mix well. Divide between 2 pasta bowls to serve.
Chef's tip
You could use cooked king prawns instead of crab