Seafood Spiral Pasta Salad

Quick, fresh, and delicious.
Ingredients:

Tricolor Rotini Pasta
Fresh Cocktail Shrimp
Crab Meat
3/4 Cup Zesty Italian Dressing
3/4 Cucumber
1/3 Red Onion
1 Tomato
Parmesan
Salt (if Desired)
Pepper
Olive oil
Bring a pot to a boil with salt
and a splash of olive oil .
Add in Rotini and cook to Al Dente.
While pasta cooks prep the other ingredients.

For shrimp remove tails as needed

Great job,
Now loosely chop crab meat.

*Canned crab can get pricey. It doesn’t have to be expensive to be delicious.
Imitation crab meat works great too!
Dice cucumber.
Dice red onion.
Combine in a bowl.
Core tomato.
Remove the seeds with a teaspoon. Slice tomato.
Dice.
Add to the bowl.
Pour in salad dressing.
Reserving some for the finish.
When pasta is ready pour into the mix.
Top with additional salad dressing.
Blend with a spoon to fully incorporate.
Add some salt and pepper.

Top with Parmesan
and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Delicious and quick! A great make ahead for any occasion.

A true family favorite to share for years to come.
Definitely a crowd pleaser!

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