Pasta Salad with Poached Shrimp and Lemon-Dill Dressing
- Level: Easy
- Total: 25 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 15 min
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
5 lemons, halved
2 teaspoons honey
1 cup fresh dill, fronds chopped, stems reserved
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 pound 16/20 shrimp, peeled, tails removed and deveined
1 pound fusilli
2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
2 cups diced English cucumber
Directions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the juice of 3 lemons, the honey and chopped dill. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until the dressing is emulsified. Season with salt and pepper. Reserve.
- Bring a large stockpot of water to a boil. Add the juice of the remaining 2 lemons, the dill stems and 1/2 cup salt. Add the shrimp and cook until opaque and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the shrimp using a slotted spoon and add to the dressing. Toss to coat.
- Bring the poaching liquid back up to a boil. Drop the pasta and cook until al dente, 9 to 10 minutes. Drain the pasta and run it under cold water until the pasta is cooled. Remove the dill stems.
- Add the pasta, grape tomatoes and cucumbers to the bowl with the shrimp and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
