Ham and egg pasta salad
6
Points®
Total time: 25 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Pasta salad makes a great all-in-one lunch, perfect for packing into a lunch box and taking to work. Keep the dressing in a separate container until you’re ready to eat.
Ingredients
Dry pasta
200 g, small shells variety
Frozen green peas
150 g
Green string beans
150 g
Egg(s)
4 medium
Fresh chives
1½ tbs, snipped, plus extra to serve
Olive oil
2 tsp
Dijon mustard
½ tsp
Fresh lemon rind
1 tsp, finely grated
Lemon juice
1 tbs
Lean leg ham
90 g, fat trimmed, coarsely chopped
Instructions
1
Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water following packet instructions, adding peas and beans for last 4 minutes of cooking time. Drain, then transfer pasta and vegetables to a large serving bowl.
2
Meanwhile, cook eggs in a small saucepan of boiling water for 8 minutes, then drain and fill a small bowl with cold water. Add eggs to cool water for 5 minutes, then peel and cut into quarters. Set aside.
3
Combine chives, oil, mustard, rind and juice in a small jug. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle over pasta mixture and toss to combine.
4
Toss ham through pasta salad, then top with eggs and extra chives to serve.
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