Seaside Cottage Pasta Salad Recipes

COTTAGE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the cottage cheese, tomatoes, green onions, and cucumbers. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Chill until serving.

SEASIDE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni according to package directions; drain, rinse with cold water, and drain well.
• Toss macaroni with oil and lemon juice. Add celery, green pepper, and onions.
• Make dressing by combining yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard, salt, hot pepper sauce, and parsley. Toss with chilled macaroni. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Cook broccoli until tender-crisp; drain and cool.
• Put shrimp and broccoli in a bowl and toss with French dressing. Cover and chill.
• About 1/2 hour before serving, add broccoli/shrimp mixture to macaroni and toss lightly. Chill until ready to serve.

SEASIDE BLT PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Empty Pasta mix into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, stir together Seasoning mix, mayonnaise, milk and lemon juice. Stir crab meat, green onions and bacon.
• Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well. Stir pasta into salad mixture. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour to chill. Just before serving, gently toss with lettuce and tomatoes to coat.

SEAFOOD PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, salad dressing and hot pepper sauce. Stir in the crab, shrimp, broccoli, cauliflower and celery. , Drain pasta and rinse in cold water. Gently stir into shrimp mixture. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

SEASHELL PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large serving bowl, combine the pasta, tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber and onion. , In a small bowl, whisk the sugar, oil, ketchup, vinegar, salt, paprika and pepper until smooth. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.

SEASIDE COTTAGE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Boil pasta per directions on box until cooked. Don't over cook as you don't want the shells too soft. Drain and rinse under cold water until pasta is no longer hot. Transfer pasta to a large salad bowl.
• Add mayonnaise, yogurt, sugar, and apple cider vinegar, and stir until well combined.
• Fold in the shrimp and diced onion.
• Add the tarragon, salt and pepper. Stir all until well combined. Adjust salt and pepper if needed. If it's not tangy enough to your personal taste, you can add a bit more vinegar if you like.
• Sprinkle the top of the salad evenly with the shredded cheddar cheese. Cut the avocados in thin wedges, and place atop the salad in a circle, like bicycle spokes.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill several hours or overnight. Note that prep time includes chill time.