<Koko> wrote in message ...
> On Tue, 22 May 2007 15:55:53 -0400, "kilikini"
> > wrote:
>
> >It's getting really hot outside and I'm not exactly in the mood to do
much
> >cooking. So, I thought about what I felt like eating and BING! I can
> >always make a shrimp pasta salad - which I love, but I'm getting really
> >tired of the way that I make it and was looking for a twist on it that I
> >haven't thought of yet. I've Googled and most seem to have many of the
same
> >ingredients that mine does. Anyone have any good, interesting recipes?
> >
> >This is what I usually do: shell pasta, mayo, celery, dill, lemon juice,
> >diced onion and I sometimes add peas and/or crab.
> >
> >Boring! Help me perk it up, please. Ideas?
> >
> >kili
> >
>
> How about adding some finely diced cucumber, dropping the mayo and
> lemon juice and making a vinaigrette using Ponzu. Top with some
> toasted sesame seeds.
>
>

I like the Asian twist ideas. Again, I have to smack myself over the head
and ask, why have I not thought of that before?

kili