Keep it cool with shrimp pasta salad

Looking for a light pasta salad, I decided to use orzo (rice-shaped pasta) instead of the thicker short cut pastas. It makes a light version of a traditional pasta salad.

I like to keep a bag of peeled, frozen shrimp on hand for quick dinners. They can be defrosted in a bowl of cold water in about 5 minutes and take an even shorter time to cook. Follow the recipe below for a never-failmethod for cooking shrimp. They turn out plump and juicy every