Shrimp Salad with Pasta
Shrimp Salad with Pasta is packed with wild-caught shrimp, pasta, fresh veggies, and a creamy Old Bay dressing. It’s a cool, delicious side dish that’s perfect for cookouts, picnics, or easy dinners. Serve chilled.
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry pasta, such as farfalle, small shells, elbows, or rotini
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- ½ cup diced celery, about 2 stalks
- ⅓ cup diced red bell pepper, about half a pepper
- 2 tablespoons diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
Shrimp and Pasta Salad Dressing
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard or yellow mustard
- ½ teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- ½ teaspoon celery salt (use a little salt if you don't have any)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Juice of half a lemon
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Boil the pasta in salted water until al dente or according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. Toss with a little olive oil so it doesn’t stick.
- Bring a pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add a few scraps or small pieces of red onion, parsley, and lemon to flavor the water, but reserve most of these ingredients for the salad. Add the shrimp and boil for 1 to 3 minutes, depending on size, until opaque.
- Transfer the shrimp to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Drain and pat dry.
- Prep your ingredients before assembling the salad.
- In a large bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, Old Bay, lemon juice, and celery salt.
- Add the cooked pasta, celery, red bell pepper, red onion, parsley, and dill. Mix until combined. Gently fold in the shrimp. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Chill until ready to serve. Garnish with a sprinkle of parsley, dill, and a few lemon wedges.
Notes
Yield:Makes 2 main-course servings or 4 side-dish servings.
Storage: Keep leftovers in a covered container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Stir before serving. Do not freeze.
Gluten-Free Option: Use Jovial farfalle pasta. It's made with rice flour and water.
Nutrition
Calories: 355.6kcalCarbohydrates: 14.3gProtein: 25.4gTotal Fat: 21.9gSaturated Fat: 3.5gCholesterol: 194.3mgSodium: 630.1mgPotassium: 420.2mgFiber: 1.2gSugar: 2.5g
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