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Ham and Artichoke Heart Pasta Salad
Ingredients
Prep: 25
Cook: 10
Total: 35
Yield: 6 servings
2 1/2 cups pasta, penne
2 cups green beans chopped
1 large tomato
1 each sweet red bell pepper
6 each scallions, spring or green onions
6 ounces artichoke hearts marinated
1/2 pound ham cooked, cut into long pieces
1 x black pepper
2 tablespoons parsley leaves freshly chopped
Dressing
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon prepared mustard grainy
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup olive oil
Directions
In large pot of boiling salted water, cook penne for 7 minutes. Add green
beans; cook for 3 minutes or until tender-crisp and pasta is tender but firm.
Drain and rinse under cold water; drain again and place in large bowl.
Meanwhile, coarsely chop tomato. Seed and halve red pepper crosswise; cut into
thin strips. Slice green onions. Drain artichoke hearts,reserving 1 tablespoon
of marinade; cut hearts in half. Add tomato, red pepper, green onions,
artichoke hearts and ham to pasta mixture. Dressing: In small bowl, whisk
together vinegar, grainy and dijon mustards, garlic and salt; gradually whisk
in oil. Whisk in reserved marinade. Toss gently with pasta mixture. Season with
pepper to taste.
Garnish with parsley.
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Rhonda G in Missouri
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