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Shrimp Pasta Salad Recipe:
You will enjoy the simple flavors in this shrimp pasta salad recipe. Its quick, easy and loaded with great taste from bow-tie pasta, sweet shrimp, marinated artichoke hearts, lemon zest and cilantro.
This is not only a great pasta salad but an easy and delicious shrimp recipe as well. The combination of the lemon zest with the lemon juice really works well with the shrimp and adds a nice accent to the salad.
There are serving suggestions and additions listed below to let your imagination create a unique salad every time. With just a few ingredients added to this easy recipe you can give all the variations a try and enjoy this shrimp pasta salad recipe over and over.
2 servings
You will need 5 ingredients:
- Farfalle (Bow-tie) Pasta
- Shrimp
- Bottled Marinated Artichoke Hearts (for the chokes and oil)
- Lemon (for lemon juice and lemon zest)
- Fresh Cilantro
Make Ahead for this Salad:
- If cooking your own shrimp,
prepare 1 cup (or more if you prefer)
- You may prepare the pasta ahead of time if you prefer
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Ingredients:
cooked farfalle (bow-tie) pasta 3 cups
cooked shrimp 1 cup (or desired amount more if you
really like shrimp)
(cut shrimp into small chunks)
bottled marinated artichoke hearts 1/2 cup chopped
oil from the marinated artichoke hearts 1 tbsp
lemon zest 1 tsp or to taste
fresh squeezed lemon juice 2 tbsp
fresh cilantro 2 tbsp chopped
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1. Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and measure out 3 cups and put into a large mixing bowl.
2. If cooking your own shrimp, prepare as desired, cut into chunks and add 1 cup (or more if you desire) to the mixing bowl.
3. If using prepared store-bought shrimp, just cut into chunks and add to the mixing bowl.
4. Add the cut up artichoke hearts and toss all ingredients together.
5. In a small bowl, combine the artichoke oil, lemon zest, lemon juice and cilantro. Whisk together until well combined.
6. Add the dressing to the pasta and shrimp and toss to combine completely.
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This seafood salad recipe is a quick meal all by itself. With the serving ideas below you can dress up this shrimp pasta salad recipe a little differently every time so its always great looking and great tasting and all with just a few ingredients. A simple and flavorful meal in no time.
Quick Meals - Menu Planner:
** Serve this shrimp pasta salad in big bowls with thick slices of warm garlic bread. You may also want to sprinkle a little freshly grated parmesan cheese over both the salad and the garlic bread for some nice deep cheese flavor.
** For a lighter meal idea, serve smaller portions of this shrimp pasta salad recipe over a bed of either fresh washed baby spinach leaves or your favorite salad greens with sliced fruit (like pineapple and mango) on the side.
** Serve seafood salad on a bed of tomato slices and fresh basil leaves with flavored bread sticks.
** For a little added richness, try serving this shrimp salad scooped inside of avocado halves or over avocado slices drizzled with lemon juice with a small bowl of soup on the side.
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Try some of these easy additions for a little extra flavor for this shrimp pasta salad recipe.
Cheese: 1/4 to 1/2 cup Asiago cheese, smoked Mozzarella or fresh grated Parmesan cheese
Nuts: 1/4 cup chopped Almonds, Walnuts, Pecans or Pistachios
Extra Vegetables: 1/2 cup chopped Celery, Green or Red Peppers, Sun chokes (Jerusalem Artichokes) or Green or Red Cabbage
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