As you all know, my parents came to visit this weekend. I wanted to make my dad one of his favorite meals. He hasn’t had it in a long time because he is trying to eat lighter. I decided to try to make a lighter version…per usual.
Around all the holidays my mom always makes shrimp salad for my dad. It consist of: two packages of macaroni, 1 cup celery, 2 cups mayonnaise, and 1 lb of cooked shrimp. I got to thinking..I knew my dad loved cucumbers and tomatoes, so I added some in to bulk it up instead of the extra bag of pasta. I replaced the regular pasta with whole wheat organic pasta that had a high fiber content. Instead of using real mayonnaise, I found a vegan version that was ten times better. It tasted like the real stuff! My dad had no idea.
My dad fell in love at first bite. He liked all the new textures and flavors from the vegetables and “nayo”.
I earned brownie points on this recipe!
Ingredients:
-1/2 Jar of Vegan Nayonnaise
-2 Large Cucumber
-1 Package Whole Wheat Elbows
-1 Bag Cooked Shrimp
-3 Large Tomatoes
-2 Cups Celery Chopped (Which I forgot…….)
-Peel and dice cucumber.
-Dice tomatoes
-Cut shrimp into pieces
-(forgot the celery) -Dice up celery.
-Cook pasta noodles, drain under cold water and chill in the refrigerator for thirty minutes.
-Add Nayonnaise to pasta and combine.
-Chill for another 20 minutes in the refrigerator.
-Mix in shrimp
-Add cucumbers
Mix in cucumbers and celery (which I forgot….)
-Add tomatoes last. Make sure to drain the juices before adding to the salad or it will be runny,.
Lightly mix it all together. Top with pepper & salt for extra taste. Chill in the refrigerator for a half hour before serving! It will be the party’s fave!
And don’t forget to add the celery……..
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