Fresh Seafood Pasta Salad from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Fresh Seafood Pasta Salad Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

3/4 cup brocolli florets
22 oz uncooked fresh shrimp, peeled, deveined
1 lb cooked small pasta shells
2 medium carrots, peeled, diced
1/2 medium red onion, diced
4 tbsp chopped cilantro
1 red pepper, julienned
1 yellow pepper, julienned
1 green pepper, julienned
8 large cherry tomatoes, halved
4 medium celery stalks, diced
4 scallions, chopped
2 tbsp minced garlic
12 large pitted black olives
1/2 lb cooked sea scallops
1/2 lb precooked crab legs
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe Instructions:

Blanch brocolli florets by placing in boiling water. Turn off the heat, wait 1 minute and drain brocolli. Pour cool water over the brocolli to stop the cooking process and drain again.

Boil the shrimp until it just turns pink. Combine the pasta and vegetables in a large salad bowl. Add the cooked seafood and toss with the pasta and vegetables.

Combine the oil, vinegar, and pepper. Pour the dressing over the salad and refrigerate for several hours before serving.

This recipe yields 12 servings. Serving size: 3/4 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Starch, 1 Vegetable.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 226; Calories from Fat 97; Fat 11g; Saturated Fat 2g; Cholesterol 90mg; Sodium 242mg; Carbohydrates 90g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 5g; Protein 16g.

Comments: This is a delicious medley of fresh fish, pasta, and vegetables.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-21-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2002"

Servings: 12

“Food for all is a necessity. Food should not be a merchandise, to be bought and sold as jewels are bought and sold by those who have the money to buy. Food is a human necessity, like water and air, it should be available.”

~ Pearl Buck (1892-1973) American Nobel Prize winning author.

 

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