Grandma's Shrimp Salad

By Addie

I remember my mother making this when I was a child. It wouldn't
be the Fourth of July without Grandma's Shrimp Salad, even today.
—Delores Hill, Helena, Montana

Ingredients

• 2 1/3 cups uncooked small pasta shells
• 1/3 pound cooked salad shrimp
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 4 radishes, halved and sliced
• 4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the shrimp, celery, onion, radishes and eggs. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, mustard, salt and pepper.

Drain pasta and rinse in cold water; add to shrimp mixture. Add dressing mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Yield: 9 servings.
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REVIEWS:

My mom used to make this too, but without the eggs and she substituted chopped red bell pepper for the radishes & celery. You an also use tuna instead of the shrimp. It amkes a great summer lunch.

Wonderful and fast!

We made this recipe last year, and I couldn't find my paper copy. I'm so glad to find it online. It received rave reviews from everyone when we brought it to potlucks, and I wanted to make it again for the 4th of July, just as the original cook mentioned. Love this classic recipe! We added a little chopped sweet red/yellow peppers, too.

I made a mistake about halving the recipe. I doubled it for the potluck and then just kept doing it each time.

I first took this to a potluck and people love it so much, I've made it four times for my co-workers...and that's just since the end of June. I'm making it again this week. I leave the radishes out, but otherwise I follow the recipe. I may use a little celery seed this time as others have suggested. I will halve the recipe this time because it makes a huge amount.

I had a roasted chicken that I needed to use, so I tore up the meat from it and used it in place of the shrimp and left out the radishes. My family went absolutely bonkers over this dish. We also like shrimp, so I'll probably make it with shrimp some time. My family liked it so well, they said I could make it once a week!

Great flavors all mixed up into one really good flavor. I will try the celery seed instead of the celery...just personal preference.

Was quite easy to make and really tasty!

Was very tasty and simple to make. It didnt take a lot of time. I used celery seed instead of celery and it was good.