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Green bean, pasta, ham & egg salad

7
Points® value
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.