Description
A simple mayonnaise dressing lightly coats the classic ingredients of homemade shrimp pasta salad for an easy side dish made perfect for every barbecue, picnic, or potluck.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups uncooked medium shell pasta
- 1 pound bay salad shrimp
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 8–10 sweet pickles, chopped
- 3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 6–8 tablespoons pickle juice
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Step 1: Cook the macaroni shells according to the package directions, rinse under cold water, drain and let cool.
- Step 2: Add the pasta to a large bowl with the bay salad shrimp, celery, green onions, pickles, and chopped eggs.
- Step 3: Mix the mayonnaise to a small bowl with the pickle juice and season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to your liking. Add more pickle juice if desired.
- Step 4: Pour the dressing over the macaroni and toss lightly to coat. Season with more kosher salt and pepper if desired.
- Step 5: Make the salad ahead of time and refrigerate for at least one hour or up to 1 day before serving.
Notes
Sweet pickle juice flavors this light and tangy dressing that gently coats the pasta and other flavors. If you love the tang of pickles, taste test before adding to the salad and add 1 to 2 more tablespoons of pickle juice to your liking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad, Side Dish
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 295 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 617 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 150 mg
Keywords: pasta salad, shrimp