Creamy Seafood Pasta Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups shell pasta, small
• 1 cup small baby shrimp, precooked frozen
• 3/4 cup fat-free salad dressing, i prefer the miracle whip brand
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 2 tablespoons chives, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 1 cup frozen green pea
• 1 zucchini, 6 - 7-inch long, diced (green or yellow)
• 5 red radishes, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup vidalia onion, diced
• 1 head lettuce, leaves

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta until al-dente. drain then rinse in cold water. allow to drain.
• 2 rinse frozen shrimp under cold running water. drain, wrap in paper towels and set aside.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine salad dressing, tabasco sauce, chives, salt, pepper, lemon juice and zest.
• 4 in a large bowl, mix together pasta, frozen peas, zucchini, radishes, onions and dressing mixture.
• 5 gently toss in the shrimp. refrigerate for 1 to 12 hours.
• 6 to serve, line a serving bowl or platter with lettuce leaves. top with the salad mixture. garnish, if desired, with rows of radish slices, chopped chives and/or shrimp.