Recipe: Yummy Summer Shrimp Pasta Salad

Summer Shrimp Pasta Salad. Make this easy shrimp and pasta salad for your next picnic or potluck! It's made with tiny pink Shrimp Pasta Salad Recipe. It is both classy and perfect for a hot summers night.

Chicken, shrimp, and summer vegetables are tossed with cooked pasta in this hearty, crowd-pleasing salad. In a large bowl, mix the chicken, pasta, shrimp, olives, tomatoes, carrots, and cucumber. When you have beautiful and seasonal ingredients on hand, turning out a delicious meal is so simple. You can cook Summer Shrimp Pasta Salad using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Summer Shrimp Pasta Salad

It's 1 box of Angel Hair Pasta.
You need 1 lb of Any size shrimp, Thawed..
You need 1/2 cup of Green onion, Chopped.
Prepare 6 oz of Feta Cheese.
Prepare 1/2 can of Hot Rotel.
Prepare 1 bunch of Cilantro chopped.
It's 1 clove of Garlic.
You need 3 oz of Black Olives.
Prepare 1 of olive oil, extra virgin.
You need 1 of Cavender's All Purpose Greek Seasoning.
You need 1 dash of salt.
Prepare 1 dash of ground black pepper.
Prepare 3 of pads of Butter.
You need 1 of lemon.

That's the main idea behind today's squash-, spinach. In this salad, the hot pasta will wilt the spinach and soften the squash. Firm tofu, cut into cubes and cooked in a nonstick pan, can be used in place of shrimp. Cook pasta in salted boiling water until al dente.

Summer Shrimp Pasta Salad step by step

Boil pasta according to directions..
Thaw Shrimp and sautee in butter and Extra Virgin Olive Oil and garlic. Cook for 2 mins on each side or until done. Squeeze 1/2 lemon to shrimp while it sautees..
Once pasta is done, run under cold water. Add Olive oil so it won't stick. Shrimp should be done..
Chop green onion and cilantro. Add to cold pasta and toss with shrimp.
Add feta, 1/2 can of drained rotel, can of black olives and season with Cavender's Seasoning to your liking..
Toss in a little more Olive oil and refrigerate overnight or enjoy right away..
ENJOY ;).

Drain, rinse and let pasta drain again. Mix together creme fraiche and lemon juice in a large bowl. Add prepared salad ingredients and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper and serve with shaved Parmesan. This chilled salad, along with a nice cool drink, is all you need on a hot summer day.