Shrimp and feta pasta salad

We stumbled upon this tasty combination of ingredients while looking for something cool, yet protein-packed, to make for dinner. It is August, after all. Not exactly a time for split pea soup or chili.

Some of these ingredients can be swapped for things you may have on hand. But a few may require some grocery shopping. (We don't know about you, but generally there isn't a pound of shrimp waiting in our fridge--though we do have chicken, which is a possible substitute.)

If you can swing it, give this one a try. It's light and healthy, with a nice contrast between creamy feta, firm tomatoes and the snap of green onions.

Rating: Truly half-assed (simple, but not ridiculously so)

Here's what you need and how you do it

1 pound shrimp, cooked, de-veined, all crunchy bits removed

1/2 pound feta cheese (could also use mozzarella)

5-6 green onions, chopped

4 Tablespoons fresh basil, chopped (If you don't have basil, flat leaf parsley would be nice too)

2 roma tomatoes, chopped

1/2 to 3/4 pound pasta

Italian salad dressing or juice from half a lemon and 1/3 cup olive oil combined

1 teaspoon salt

Freshly ground black pepper

1 Tablespoon oregano

Boil pasta according to package directions. Combine shrimp, feta, green onions, basil, tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano and Italian dressing. If you have time to let the mixture stand at room temperature for an hour or so before serving, the shrimp will soak up some of the herbs and oils.

Add pasta to shrimp mixture and toss to coat.

For a printable version of this recipe, click here.

Comments

[M]

Yum..this sounds very good. If we ever have another summer day this year, we'll have to try it.

[kcinnova]

Looks delicious! I buy the bags of frozen shrimp at Costco, both pre-cooked (perfect for this, just get out the amount needed and thaw briefly under cold running water) and raw.
Bonus: shrimp tastes decadent but is very low calorie and nearly fat-free!

We brought the heat back here with us. You can thank me for your cooler temps. (Or blame me, I suppose, but then I would deny any control over the weather, LOL)

[Rachel]

Oh man, I am so excited to try this.

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[mulberry factory]

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