green bean pasta salad
A proper Italian pasta dish is lots of pasta dressed with a little sauce. The pasta is the star.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4 / 6
Ingredients
- 1 package ( 9 oz ) frozen or 1 pound can ( 2 cups ) french style green beans
- 1/2 cup finely diced cooked ham
- 1 dash salt, to taste
- 1 dash pepper, to taste
- 1 medium tomato, cut in wedges, or salad tomatoes cut in half
- 1 1/4 cups pasta, bite-size – fusilli, rigatoni, penne
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup plain or greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon dijon-style mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives, snipped
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, snipped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, for salads
How To Make green bean pasta salad
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Step 1Cook pasta according to package directions, drain, rinse in cold water and toss with olive oil. Top and tail beans, cut into 1 inch lengths. Fill a medium saucepan 2/3 full of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add beans and blanch for 3 minutes, or till tender, drain Or heat canned beans and drain.
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Step 2While the beans cook fill a large bowl or pan 3/4 full of cold water. When the beans are done, drain and dump into the cold water. Swirl around until cool then drain and set aside.
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Step 3Snip herbs. Cut cherry tomatoes in half. Cut ham into inch squares (or cubes depending on how thick) – or larger if you prefer. In small bowl whisk mayonnaise, yogurt, mustard and lemon juice.
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Step 4Put pasta, ham, beans, herbs and tomatoes in large salad bowl. Add mayonnaise dressing and toss lightly to combine – a tongs works well. Serve.
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