Recipe

Creamy prawn and macaroni salad

Feed the family this delicious creamy prawn and macaroni salad - enjoy it on it's own as a light meal or as the perfect side dish to a big dinner spread!

  • 15 mins preparation
  • 10 mins cooking
  • Serves 6
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Ingredients

Creaming prawn and macaroni salad
  • 300 gram macaroni
  • 300 gram small cooked peeled prawns
  • 1 red capsicum, finely chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, thinly sliced
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced diagonally
  • 1/4 cup chopped dill
  • 1/2 cup light sour cream
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoon grated lemon zest, plus 1 teaspoon extra
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • few drops red tabasco sauce
  • 1/4 cup fried shallots

Method

Creamy prawn and macaroni salad
  • 1
    Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain; refresh under cold running water.
  • 2
    Combine pasta, prawns, capsicum,celery, onion and dill in a large bowl. Whisk sour cream, mayonnaise, zest, juice and Tabasco in a small bowl. Season.
  • 3
    Add cream mixture to pasta mixture; mix well. Spoon onto a serving platter. Serve sprinkled with extra zest and fried shallots.