Ham & Snap Pea Pasta Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing

I do love a good pasta salad in the summer. Anytime, really, but the next month or so is the time for snap and snow peas. Quick and simple? So much the better.

2 to 4 servings
30 minutes prep time

Make the Dressing:
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika
salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/3 cup mayonnaise (light is fine)

In a small bowl, mix the honey, mustard, paprika, salt, and pepper. Mix in the mayonnaise.

Make the Salad:
166 grams (10 ounces) stubby pasta
2 cups snap peas (or snow peas)
250 grams (1/2 pound) chopped cooked ham
1 small onion, sweet would be nice
1 stalk celery
1/4 cup chopped parsley

Put a pot of salted water on to boil, and cook the pasta according to instructions, plus one minute. Meanwhile, wash the peas and string them. Drop them into the pasta water to cook for the last 4 or 5 minutes. Drain, rinse in cold water until cool, then drain well.

Chop the ham, the onion, the celery, and the parsley. Toss them into the pasta and peas with the dressing. If you like, you can chop the onion before cooking the pasta, sprinkle it with salt, and let it drain while the pasta cooks to make the flavour milder and the onion more digestible.




Last year at this time I made Green Garlic & Pea Bruschetta with Chevre. 

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