Description
This Seafood Pasta Salad with Shrimp & Crab is a refreshing and flavorful dish perfect for summer gatherings. It combines tender pasta with succulent shrimp, crab meat, and crisp vegetables, all tossed in a creamy dressing with a hint of lemon and Old Bay seasoning.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta:
- 8 ounces rotini or elbow pasta
Seafood Mixture:
- ½ pound cooked shrimp (peeled, deveined, and chopped)
- ½ pound imitation crab meat (or real lump crab, chopped)
- 1 cup celery (finely diced)
- ½ cup red bell pepper (diced)
- ¼ cup red onion (finely diced)
Dressing:
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Garnish:
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped, for garnish)
Instructions
- Cook the Pasta: Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente. Drain, rinse under cold water, and chill.
- Prepare Seafood Mixture: Combine shrimp, crab, celery, red bell pepper, and red onion in a large bowl.
- Make Dressing: In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, Old Bay seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Combine: Add pasta to seafood mixture, pour dressing, and toss gently to coat.
- Chill and Serve: Refrigerate for 1 hour. Garnish with parsley before serving.
Notes
- For extra freshness, add chopped cucumber or diced avocado.
- This salad is great for potlucks and picnics.
- Opt for real lump crab meat for a deluxe version.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook (Pasta Boiled Separately)
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ½ cups
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
