Crab Pasta With Snap Peas and Mint Recipe

Ingredients

• Fine sea salt, as needed
• 8 ounces linguine or spaghetti
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, to taste
• 1 cup sliced sugar snap peas
• 2 scallions, whites and greens (both light and dark) thinly sliced
• 1/8 teaspoon red chile flakes, more to taste
• Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
• 8 ounces crab meat, preferably lump
• 2/3 cup torn mint leaves
• Juice of 1/2 lemon, more to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Extra-virgin olive oil, for serving
• Flaky sea salt, for serving