Shrimp Pasta Salad 🦐

This Shrimp Pasta Salad is a great summer recipe for a BBQ, pot luck, or to whip up for an easy, healthy meal prep for the week. It's flavorful and good for you!

Course Salad

Cuisine Greek-Inspired

Keyword salad, shrimp

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 654kcal

Author Maria Koutsogiannis

Ingredients

For the shrimp

1 lb defrosted shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder

For the salad

175-200 g fusili pasta, cooked
juice of half a lemon
100 g crumbled goat cheese
1/2 cup finely chopped sundried tomatoes (drained of any oil)
14 oz can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 shallots, minced
1/2 cup pitted green olives
1/3 cup minced fresh chives

For the dressing

Instructions

Cook the pasta according to package directions, making sure to cook to al dente since the pasta will continue to soften once it’s mixed with the dressing. Once the pasta is cooked, drain and set aside.
To a small bowl or in a jar, add the dressing ingredients and whisk together or shake it. Set aside.
Add defrosted shrimp to a bowl with 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper and 1/2 tsp garlic powder. Stir and set aside. Turn a medium-sized frying pan to medium-high heat. Once warm, turn to medium heat and add shrimp and cook 2-3 minutes per side until cooked through. Remove the shrimp and set aside.
Deglaze the pan with juice of half a lemon and scrape the yummy bits off the bottom of the pan. Then add the pasta to the pan and cook for a few 2-3 minutes to coat with the lemon juice. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl toss gently together all of the salad ingredients and pasta with the dressing. Add the shrimp and gently toss. Serve immediately or store in the fridge for up to 3 days until ready to enjoy.

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Notes

If you can't find cannellini beans, butter beans or navy beans would be delicious substitutes.
This recipe would be delicious as a meal prep salad!
If you don't enjoy shrimp, substitute with 2-3 cups chopped cooked chicken.

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