Potato and pasta salad recipes?

[anna_66]

My mom's yummy fruit salad:

1 can mandarin oranges
2 apples
1 can pineapple
3/4 cup coconut
1/2 cup walnuts
1 bag of marshmallows
1 med sour cream

[caseysmom]

Thanks everyone they all look yummy.

Yes I was thinking of a pasta salad with shrimp kittycat so if you could pass that on I would appreciate it.

The guest list is growing...hehe

[kittycats_delight]

Pasta salad with broccoli & shrimp


250 g di short pasta (type fusilli)
200 g shrimp
400 g broccoli flowerettes
1 clove garlic
1 tsp sesame seeds
50 g of butter
salt e pepper

1. Divide the broccoli flowers into smaller flowerettes and wash extremely well sunder cold running water. Clean the shrimp well if not already shelled and de-veined. Wash, dry & cut into 2-3 pieces each. Peel and crush the garlic clove. Toast the sesame seeds 1-2 minutes in a small non stick pan over very low heat, mix continually.

2. Bring water to a boil. In the meantime lightly brown the crushed fresh garlic in the butter. Add the shrimp and cook for no more than 2 minutes. Turn off the head and add the salt and a generous amount of fresh ground pepper.

3. Add salt to boiling water. Add the broccoli flowers to the boiling water. Return water to a boil and then add the pasta. Cook the broccoli & the pasta for about 5 minutes. Just before you drain the pasta and broccoli put 4 -5 tbsp of the pasta water to one side. Then drain the pasta. Turn on the pan again with the shrimp. Add the pasta & broccoli to the shrimp in the pan. Add gradually the pasta water that was set aside and mix through the pasta, broccoli & shrimp.Cook until it mixture is slightly creamy. Place the cooked pasta into a serving dish and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Place in fridge to cool for no less than 1 hour.

[caseysmom]

Thank you that sounds really good!