Crab Salad Napoleons

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 lasagna noodles
• 1 cup mayonnaise, plus extra for pasta squares
• 1/2 cup fresh chives, chopped (reserve 1/4 cup for garnish)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, plus extra for garnish
• 3 cups lump crabmeat
• 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 1 lemon, zest of, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat.
• 2 once water is boiling, add salt and pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally.
• 3 drain pasta and cool under cold running water.
• 4 cut each sheet into 4-inch squares. (each napoleon will require 3 (4-inch) squares).
• 5 in a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, 1/4 cup of the chives, lemon juice, pepper, crab and peas. toss to combine.
• 6 to assemble the napoleons, begin with 1 square of pasta on a plate.
• 7 spread a small spoonful of mayonnaise on the pasta sheet.
• 8 top with 1/4 cup of the crab salad and gently spread the salad out to the edges of the pasta.
• 9 top with another square of pasta.
• 10 spread another spoonful of mayonnaise on the pasta.
• 11 top with another 1/4 cup of the crab salad and gently spread the salad out to the edges of the pasta sheet.
• 12 top with a final pasta square.
• 13 top with a small dollop of the crab salad.
• 14 sprinkle the top with a pinch of lemon zest, a pinch of chives and a grind of black pepper.