10 Easy Seafood Pasta Salad Recipes
Seafood pasta salad is a cold salad usually served as a side or main dish. Because you can use many different ingredients, seafood pasta salad is a versatile dish that can match different food likes and dislikes.
Seafood Pasta Salad Recipes
These yummy recipes are simple to prepare and versatile enough to satisfy all taste buds. Perfect as a main dish or side dish, these quick and effortless recipes will surely become a favorite for any occasion. It combines seafood such as crab, shrimp, or tuna with pasta. This mixture is added to other components like celery, green onions, or hard-cooked eggs.
Salmon Asparagus Pasta Salad
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE SALAD:
- 1 pound uncooked short-cut pasta (e.g. rotini, macaroni, orecchiette, farfalle, etc.)
- 1 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 or 3 (5 –6 ounce) cans of salmon, drained
- 4 hard boiled eggs, diced
- ½ cup sliced green onions
FOR THE DRESSING:
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup Greek yogurt (or plain yogurt)
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh dill
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced (about 1 tablespoon zest and 3 tablespoons juice)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Italian Cold Spaghetti Salad With Shrimp
INGREDIENTS
- 400 g spaghetti (14oz) I used square cut spaghetti from La Molisana
- 300 g pre-cooked and peeled shrimps or prawns (10.5 oz) I used tiger prawns called mazzancole in Italian
- 100 g rocket (arugula) (3.5oz) washed
- 300 g cherry or datterini tomatoes (10.5oz) washed and cut in halves or quarters
- extra virgin olive oil. as required
- 1 teaspoon vinegar (white wine or apple cider)
- salt for pasta and to taste
- freshly ground black pepper. to taste
Seafood Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- ½ pound medium shell pasta
- ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus additional for pasta water
- 6 ounces salad shrimp, thawed and patted dry
- 4 ounces lump crabmeat
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- ¼ cup finely chopped white onion
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
Seafood Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 1 lb pasta
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 5 tablespoon butter melted
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper {or to taste}
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper fresh cracked to taste
- ½ cup white wine {can use cooking wine}
- 2 cup shrimp
- 6 oz lump crab meat
- 1 cup fresh grated parmesan
- parsley or chives to garnish
Shrimp Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cups/12 oz. (340 g) elbow macaroni pasta or any small shape pasta
- 1 pound (450 g) frozen pre-cooked salad shrimp thawed and drained, see note 1
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 bell pepper diced
- ½ small red onion finely diced
For The Dressing:
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise full-fat
- ⅓ cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Crab Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups cooked orzo cooled
- 1 cup salad shrimp
- 8 ounces lump crab meat
- 2-3 stalks celery minced
- 1 cup light mayo
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh dill
Mediterranean Tuna Pasta Salad
Ingredients
Dressing:
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice, more to taste
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
Pasta Salad:
- 12 oz medium-sized dry pasta such as casarecce
- 2 5-oz cans tuna drained (either packed in olive oil or water)
- 2 cups arugula
- 1 cup sliced cherry tomatoes
- ¼ cup finely-diced onion
- ¼ cup chopped celery
- ¼ cup cooked cannellini beans
- ¼ cup grated Pecorino Romano or Parmesan
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- Fresh herbs to taste, such as parsley, thyme, basil, etc.
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Lemon Orzo Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked orzo pasta
- ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons grainy mustard
- 1 ½ tablespoons fresh thyme , chopped
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 bunch asparagus , sliced into 1 ½-inch pieces
- 1 pound shrimp , peeled and deveined
- salt, pepper, and cayenne , to taste
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes , halved
Corn And Seafood Pasta Salad Recipe
Ingredients:
- 8 oz rotini pasta
- 6 oz imitation lobster or crab, Pollock
- 1 cup corn, frozen or fresh
- 1 cup peas, frozen or fresh
- ¼ red onion, sliced
- 2 celery ribs, diced
- 2 oz cheddar cheese, cubed
Dressing
- 1 cup mayo
- 2 teaspoon dill, dried
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon vinegar *Please taste after mixing for your preference. More tang, more vinegar, or more of a sweet dressing, add more sugar.
Shrimp Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe With Creamy Dressing
Ingredients
Salad
- ⅓ cup green olives drained and sliced, pimentos ok
- 1 cup peas frozen, but defrosted
- 1 package of cheese tortellini cooked and tender according to package
- 1 red pepper chopped up
- ⅓ cup shredded carrots
- 1 cup Freshly sauteed shrimp cold
Dressing
- ¼ cup basil pesto
- 2 tablespoon shredded fresh Parmesan
- 1 clove garlic 2 tsps minced if you do not want to use fresh
- ¼ cup whole whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- ½ cup real mayo
