Seafood pasta salad

Seafood pasta salad: cool pasta mixed with seafood, crunchy vegetables and a lemony dressing. Fresh, filling and summery, it’s perfect for a light lunch.

Preparation: 20 min  |  Cooking: 12 min  |  Servings: 4  |  Difficulty: Easy

Estimate per serving: 320 kcal · 20 g protein · 40 g carbohydrate · 9 g fat

Ingredients

• 250 g pasta
• 300 g seafood
• 1 pepper
• 1 lemon (juice)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 bunch of parsley

Method

1. Cook the pasta al dente, then rinse it under cold water.
2. Cook or defrost the seafood.
3. Mix the pasta, seafood and diced pepper.
4. Season with oil, lemon and parsley.

Nutritional benefits

Seafood provides lean protein, iodine and minerals for few calories. Combined with pasta (carbohydrate) and vegetables, it makes a complete one-bowl meal. A lemony dressing is a good replacement for mayonnaise.

Variations and substitutions

• With prawns or tuna.
• Wholewheat pasta for more fibre.
• With rocket and cherry tomatoes.
• Spiced up with Espelette pepper.

Storage and making ahead

Keeps for 2 days in the fridge (seafood is delicate).

💡 Good to know

Rinse the pasta in cold water, then drain it well: it won’t stick together and the salad will stay neat.

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Foods in this recipe: pasta · pepper · lemon · olive oil · parsley.

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