I really wanted to call this a “macaroni salad,” since that’s
what people sitting around picnic tables call it, but I decided to be
technically correct (for once) and call it a shrimp and pasta shells salad. Hey, I’m no slave to Google’s algorithm.
Macaroni is a specific type of elbow-shaped pasta, so while
all macaroni is pasta, not all pasta is macaroni. Raise your hand if you missed
that one on your SAT. Anyway, now that I have enough “macaroni’s” in here for the
search engines, we can move on.
all macaroni is pasta, not all pasta is macaroni. Raise your hand if you missed
that one on your SAT. Anyway, now that I have enough “macaroni’s” in here for the
search engines, we can move on.
Actually, there’s not a lot left to discuss. This is a very straightforward, and quite adaptable recipe. I list a few potential additions in
the video, but this is the kind of thing you can really make your own. Hey, you could even do it with macaroni. I hope
you give this easy, and crowd-pleasing summer salad a try soon. Enjoy!
the video, but this is the kind of thing you can really make your own. Hey, you could even do it with macaroni. I hope
you give this easy, and crowd-pleasing summer salad a try soon. Enjoy!
Ingredients for 8 portions:
For the dressing:
1 1/4 cups mayonnaise
2 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tsp ketchup
1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 lemon, juiced
1 tsp salt, or to taste
cayenne to taste
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
The rest:
12-oz package pasta shells
1 pound bay shrimp, or other small cooked shrimp, drained
well
well
1/2 cup small diced red bell pepper
3/4 cup diced celery
salt and pepper to taste
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