Description
A cool seafood salad for those hot summer days. It’s a real treat for potlucks. Use your favorite pasta. Chopped celery or Vidalia onion may be added if desired.
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti, broken into 2-inch pieces
- 4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
- 1 carrot, grated
- ½ cup frozen petite peas, thawed
- 1 cup frozen fully cooked salad shrimp, thawed
- ½ cup crab meat, cooked
- 16 ounces mayonnaise
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- paprika to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil. Add pasta
- and cook until al dente
- about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain
- and add pasta to a large bowl. Stir in eggs
- carrots
- peas
- shrimp
- and crab meat. Cover
- and refrigerate.
- To make dressing
- stir together mayonnaise
- milk
- lemon juice
- and sugar. Season to taste with salt
- pepper
- and paprika.
- Mix dressing into chilled pasta
- stirring until well combined. If the salad seems dry
- stir in more mayonnaise and a splash more milk or water. Cover
- and chill before serving.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 12