Dive In or Miss Out: Seafood Pasta Salad

[ElegantAura]

Do you enjoy seafood pasta salad?
How often does it find its way onto your plate?

There are many versions, but that is my take on pasta salad, and I hope I didn't forget anything. Haha

Ingredients:

• Celery
• Carrot
• Peppers: red, green, yellow
• Spring onions
• Pasta (the best pasta to use is rotini or fusilli)
• Crab
• Prawns/Shrimp

For the Dressing:

• Mayonnaise
• Black ground pepper
• Salt

Instructions:

1. Cut the vegetables into Julienne strips, ensuring they are shorter than the pasta.
2. Cook the pasta until al dente, then allow it to cool to room temperature.
3. Season the pasta with salt and pepper according to your taste preferences.
4. Add the pre-cut vegetables, ensuring an even distribution, and mix thoroughly.
5. Introduce the crab, prawns/shrimp.
6. Gradually add mayonnaise, being mindful not to overdo it initially. Adjust the quantity later if needed.
7. Refrigerate the salad. Check after a few hours, adjusting the mayonnaise if necessary. Stir well for an even dressing distribution.
8. For optimal flavour, consider preparing the salad a day in advance

Enjoy

 

[Loki]

Never haha because i do not like sea food....

 

[Crys]

I like seafood but I know I would never like it as a pasta salad.

 

[emily]

I don't like it. not for me

 

[MrDawn]

I'm not a big fan of seafood. I wish, I just never could get into it.

 

[ElegantAura]

Never haha because i do not like sea food....

I like seafood but I know I would never like it as a pasta salad.

I don't like it. not for me

Surprisingly I thought everyone would enjoy it. I guess not everyone's taste.
Just recalling the holiday tradition every Christmas, I used to make this and it paired perfectly with BBQ.
However for two years, I skipped making it for Christmas, and this year, no BBQ either. But, oh boy when I did make it, I prepared a generous batch, and everyone loved
hardly any will be left.

This seafood?

Well, not that but the octopus is nice, it goes well on a salad and BBQ.


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The salad has only prawns/shrimp and crab the rest is veggies, mayo, and a little pepper. I don't add anything else because the vegetables bring plenty of flavour
Also for a lot of people for party no one will use real crab (if someone rich ok )

Another of my photos , but it doesn't look great in the big plastic container since it was for a party. I go more now for tricolour pasta

 

[MamaFrankie]

As a vegan, never.

 

[passenger]

Do you enjoy seafood pasta salad?
How often does it find its way onto your plate?

We don't have it often, but this looks TOTALLY NICE!

 

[ElegantAura]

We don't have it often, but this looks TOTALLY NICE!

I don't have this often either, even though it's easy to make.
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If someone doesn't like pasta, they can skip it. But for a big party, it's better to have it

 

[ElegantAura]

As a vegan, never.

Can always have the pasta salad without the seafood

 

[MamaFrankie]

I like pasta.

 

[Nebulous]

Mmm I love seafood and I love pasta!