Shell Pasta Seafood Salad

Prep: 20min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 15min
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Shell pasta seafood salad is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the pasta salad category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 200 g small shell pasta
  • Salt
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 200 g frozen mixed seafood
  • 1 Shallot
  • 100 ml White wine
  • 2 Celery stalks
  • 150 g cucumber
  • 200 g honeydew melon (pulp cleaned)
  • 2 tbsp hazelnut flakes
  • 100 ml lemon juice
  • Salt
  • Pepper (freshly ground)
  • a pinch of sugar
  • 50 ml nut oil

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Cook pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until al dente, drain, rinse with cold water, let drain and mix with 1 tbsp oil.

  2. 2.

    Thaw seafood. Peel and finely chop shallot, sauté in 1 tbsp oil, add seafood, cook briefly, pour in white wine, heat through, then cool. Wash celery and cucumber. Slice celery into thin strips. Cut cucumber lengthwise into quarters, slice into ~0.5 cm thick pieces.

  3. 3.

    Dice honeydew melon flesh into cubes.

  4. 4.

    Whisk lemon juice with salt, pepper, and sugar; fold in oil. Combine pasta with seafood, celery, and melon, stir in dressing. Let rest about 15 minutes. Adjust seasoning heavily and sprinkle hazelnut flakes on top.