Published:
Jul 17th 2024
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Last updated: Dec 22nd 2024
Jazz up your summer BBQ with this seafood pasta salad. It's loaded with crunchy vegetables, black olives, and seafood and dressed with a simple lemony Italian dressing. Plus, it only takes a few minutes to make once you've prepped everything, and it is super flavorful. If you are looking for other dishes to serve with this seafood pasta salad, try our BBQ chicken sandwich or potato salad.
What does seafood pasta contain?
Seafood pasta salad contains penne pasta, mayonnaise, celery, sliced black olives, English cucumber, imitation crab meat, shrimp, and parsley. The Italian dressing contains olive oil, white wine vinegar, garlic powder, dried oregano, onion powder, crushed red pepper flakes, dried dill, kosher salt, black pepper, lemon zest, and juice.
Why is there no cheese in seafood pasta?
Cheese can overpower the delicate flavor of imitation crab and shrimp. So it is not added to seafood pasta salad.
How many carbs are in seafood pasta?
There are 45.7 grams of carbs in each serving of seafood pasta salad.
Is seafood a low-carb diet?
Seafood pasta salad is not suitable for a low-carb diet because it contains wheat pasta. You can replace the wheat pasta with keto pasta, broccoli, or cauliflower to make this seafood pasta salad keto-friendly.
Time & Serves
Ingredients
3/4 cup Olive Oil
1/4 cup White Wine Vinegar
1 teaspoon Garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried Oregano
1/2 teaspoon Onion powder
1/2 teaspoon crushed Red Pepper flakes
1 teaspoon dried Dill
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
Juice of 1 Lemon
Zest of 1 Lemon
8 oz. Multicolored Pasta
2 tablespoons Mayonnaise
1 stalk Celery, sliced thinly
1/3 cup sliced Black Olives
1 medium English Cucumber, cut in half lengthwise and sliced into half moons
1 cup imitation crab meat, torn into bite-size pieces
1 cup of cooked Shrimp, chopped
2 tablespoons of fresh Parsley, chopped
Instructions
Place the Italian dressing ingredients into a mason jar, cover it, and shake until combined. Place the Italian dressing in the fridge and let it sit for 1–2 hours before making the seafood pasta salad.
Cook the pasta using the package instructions in a pot of salted boiling water until al dente.
Drain the pasta in a colander and rinse it with cold water, then place it in a large bowl.
Remove the Italian dressing from the fridge, shake it until well combined, then pour half of it over the pasta. Gently toss to combine.
Add the mayonnaise, celery, black olives, English cucumber, imitation crab meat, and shrimp and toss to combine and the remaining Italian dressing and toss to combine.
Cover the seafood pasta salad with plastic wrap and let it sit in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
Remove the seafood pasta salad from the fridge, place it in a serving bowl, and garnish with parsley.
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