Name: Shrimp Pasta Salad
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 pound bow-tie (farfalle) or orecchiette pasta, or other short pasta -; Salt -; 2 pounds small frozen, already cooked and peeled shrimp (if available, pink shrimp aka Maine shrimp) -; 1 diced red bell pepper -; 1 diced red onion -; 1 minced clove garlic -; 1 cup chopped basil leaves (loosely packed) -; 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil -; 1 teaspoon lemon zest -; 1/4 cup lemon juice -; 1 teaspoon red chile flakes -; Black pepper to taste -

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Ingredients for - Shrimp Pasta Salad

1. 1/2 pound bow-tie (farfalle) or orecchiette pasta, or other short pasta -

2. Salt -

3. 2 pounds small frozen, already cooked and peeled shrimp (if available, pink shrimp aka Maine shrimp) -

4. 1 diced red bell pepper -

5. 1 diced red onion -

6. 1 minced clove garlic -

7. 1 cup chopped basil leaves (loosely packed) -

8. 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil -

9. 1 teaspoon lemon zest -

10. 1/4 cup lemon juice -

11. 1 teaspoon red chile flakes -

12. Black pepper to taste -

How to cook deliciously - Shrimp Pasta Salad

1. Stage

Thaw the shrimp: Defrost frozen shrimp by placing them in a bowl of cold water. Keep chilled until needed.

2. Stage

Cook the pasta: Cook the pasta in well salted water (1 tablespoon salt for every 2 quarts water) until al dente, a bit firmer than you would normally eat. (The pasta will absorb some of the salad dressing and soften further after cooking.) Rinse the pasta in cold water to stop the cooking. Drain well and put into a large bowl.

3. Stage

Assemble the salad: Rinse the shrimp and drain well. Add them to the bowl with the pasta and mix. Add the remaining ingredients and gently mix until well combined.

4. Stage

Chill and serve: Chill the salad for at least an hour before serving. Serve chilled.