Fresh Dill Pasta Salad

Description

A nice twist to your standard shrimp salad. I made this recipe when I had tons of dill in my garden and needed something to do with it. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 1 (8 ounce) package seashell pasta
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 ½ tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh dill weed
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 (4 ounce) cans small shrimp, drained
  • ½ cup chopped celery
  • ½ cup chopped seeded cucumber
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 3 tablespoons minced shallot
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until tender
  2. about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water to cool.
  3. In a serving bowl
  4. combine the mayonnaise
  5. sour cream
  6. lemon juice
  7. mustard
  8. dill and black pepper. Gently stir in the pasta
  9. shrimp
  10. celery
  11. cucumber
  12. tomato and shallots. Mix in salt to taste and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Servings: 12

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