Recipes

CILANTRO PESTO SHRIMP PASTA SALAD
  • Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup chopped garlic
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh ginger root
  • 1 -1 /2 cups chopped cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon five spice powder
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Spanish sherry or white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • SALAD:
  • 8 ounces spaghetti, cooked
  • 2 pounds raw shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrots
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves
Directions
  1. To make the pesto, combine all of the ingredients in a food processor or blender and puree to a smooth paste. Cook the spaghetti; then drain and rinse in cold water. Immediately stir 3 tablespoons of pesto in the pasta and set aside
  2. Stir the remaining pesto into the shrimp
  3. Cover and refrigerate both for 1 to 2 hours. Remove pasta and shrimp from refrigerator
  4. Thread the shrimp on the kebb skewers and rotate 15 minutes or until shrimp are cooked through and turn bright orange in color
  5. Toss with pasta, red bell pepper and carrots
  6. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve.


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