Saturday, August 2, 2008

Ham & pasta salad

Cooking Time
15 minutes
Ingredients (serves 4)
375g dried farfalle pasta
2 tbs olive oil
2 tbs white wine vinegar
1 tbs wholegrain mustard
1 tbs blue gum honey
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
300g sliced leg ham, coarsely chopped
180g (1 cup) sun-dried tomatoes, drained on paper towel, thickly sliced
1 red capsicum, halved, deseeded, thinly sliced
4 green shallots, ends trimmed, thinly sliced
2 tbs coarsely chopped fresh continental parsley
Method
Cook pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water following packet directions until al dente. Drain. Refresh under cold running water. Drain well.
Meanwhile, combine oil, vinegar, mustard and honey in a jug. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Place the pasta, ham, tomato, capsicum, shallots and parsley in a serving bowl. Drizzle with dressing and use 2 large metal spoons to gently
toss until well combined.

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