Description
A delightful and quick pasta salad recipe featuring surimi and hard-boiled eggs, perfect for lunch or potlucks.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz of your favorite pasta (penne or fusilli)
- 8 oz of surimi (imitation crab sticks), shredded or chopped
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
- 1 cup of sweet corn (frozen or fresh)
- 1/2 cup of diced bell peppers (any color)
- 1/2 cup of diced cucumber
- 1/4 cup of chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup of mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons of plain yogurt (Greek)
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta: Start by bringing a large pot of salted water to a boil. Toss in your pasta and cook according to the package instructions until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water to cool it down.
- Prepare the veggies: While your pasta cools, chop the bell peppers, cucumber, and hard-boiled eggs.
- Mix the dressing: In a separate bowl, combine the mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Stir until smooth.
- Combine everything: In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooled pasta, surimi, chopped eggs, sweet corn, bell peppers, cucumber, and parsley. Drizzle the dressing over the top and gently mix until everything is coated.
- Chill and serve: Let your pasta salad chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
Consider adding shredded carrots or baby spinach for extra nutrition.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 300mg
Keywords: pasta salad, surimi salad, hard-boiled eggs, quick meal, easy recipe