Shrimp Pasta Salad Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 pound cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 8 ounces corkscrew pasta (fusilli)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cups zucchini, thinly sliced
- 1 cup green beans, fresh, cut in 1-inch pieces
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 tablespoons Penzey’s Italian Dressing Base
- 4 tablespoons water
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 5 tablespoons red wine vinegar
How to cook Shrimp Pasta Salad:
- Cook pasta according to directions on package. Rinse pasta with cold water and set aside.
- While your pasta is cooking, bring a small pot of water to a oil, add the green beans and cook approximately 5 minutes to partially cook the beans. Drain and rinse.
- At this point you can cook the shrimp, by boiling for 2-3 minutes, if your shrimp is not already cooked.
- Heat olive oil in a large frying pan. Over medium high heat, add zucchini. Sauté slices until lightly browned. Remove to a large bowl.
- Add beans to frying pan. Cover and cook until the beans are just heated through, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add beans to the bowl of zucchini, then add cooked pasta, shrimp, garlic, salt, Italian seasoning, onion and cherry tomatoes. Toss all ingredients together lightly to combine.
- In a separate bowl, mix Italian dressing base with water, let stand 5 minutes, then whisk with sour cream and mayonnaise. Add the red wine vinegar and whisk again. Pour blended salad dressing over the pasta salad and mix gently and thoroughly.
- Serve the Shrimp Pasta Salad right away, or cover and refrigerate until ready to eat.
Note:
The Shrimp Pasta Salad recipe is delicious, simple, and really easy to cook.
Julee’s comments:
I adapted this slightly from an original recipe in Penzey’s Summer 2002 catalog. The original recipe calls for 2 cups sliced mushrooms, to be cooked with the beans. I omitted those and substituted an extra cup of zucchini instead. Will probably cut the red wine vinegar back to 1/4 cup next time. Delicious!
This recipe for Shrimp Pasta Salad serves/makes: 4 servings
The Shrimp Pasta Salad recipe is submitted by Julee.
Main Ingredient: Shrimp
Preparation Method: Salad
Cuisine: Italian