Green bean, pasta, ham & egg salad
7
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
White pasta, dry
200 g, small pasta shells
Peas, fresh or frozen
150 g, frozen
Green Beans
150 g
Egg, whole, raw
4 medium, raw
Chives, Fresh
1½ tablespoon(s), snipped, plus extra to serve
Extra virgin olive oil
½ tablespoon(s)
Dijon Mustard
½ teaspoon(s), level
Lemon
½ zest(s) of 1, grated
Lemon Juice, Fresh
1 tablespoon(s)
Premium ham
100 g, roughly chopped
Instructions
1
Cook the pasta to pack instructions, adding the peas and beans for the final 4 minutes of cooking time. Drain, then transfer the pasta and vegetables to a large serving bowl.
2
Meanwhile, cook the eggs in a large pan of boiling water for 8 minutes, then drain and fill the pan with cold water. Allow the eggs to cool in the water for 5 minutes, then peel and cut into quarters. Set aside.
3
Combine the chives, olive oil, mustard and lemon zest and juice in a small jug, then drizzle over the pasta mixture and toss to combine.
4
Toss the ham through the pasta salad, then top with the eggs and the extra snipped fresh chives to serve.
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