This special shrimp pasta salad is one of my favorite summer salads, and it's oh-so-easy.
Prep
23 min
Cook
53 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1.25 cups mayonnaise
, or more if needed
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons ketchup
0.25 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
, or to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper
, or to taste
1 lemon
, juiced
0.33 cups chopped fresh dill
Instructions
1
Whisk 1 ¼ cups mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl; add lemon juice and 1/3 cup chopped dill. Whisk until thoroughly combined; keep refrigerated.
2
Bring a pot of well-salted water to a boil and stir in pasta shells; cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water to cool pasta slightly; drain again. Transfer to a large bowl.
3
Toss shrimp with pasta; add red bell pepper, celery, and dressing to pasta mixture. Mix thoroughly to coat and fill shells with dressing. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, 2 to 3 hours.
4
Stir salad again before serving and season to taste with more salt, black pepper, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper if desired. If salad seems a little dry, mix in a little more mayonnaise. Garnish with paprika and sprigs of dill.
Nutrition per serving
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