Homemade Pasta Salad

Name: Homemade Pasta Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams fresh asparagus, trimmed; 57 grams cubed reduced-fat cheddar cheese; 113 grams cubed fully cooked lean ham; 1 Tbsp dill weed; 1 teaspoons garlic salt; 1 teaspoons ground mustard; 1 Leaf lettuce; 112 milliliters reduced-fat mayonnaise; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 Dash pepper; 1 small sweet red pepper, chopped; 227 grams cup fat-free sour cream; 120 grams uncooked tricolor spiral pasta; 1 Tbsp water

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Homemade Pasta Salad a try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 230 calories, 11g of protein, and 9g of fat each. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have asparagus, bell pepper, mayonnaise, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, for dressing, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, dill, garlic salt, mustard and pepper in a bowl; set aside. Rinse pasta in cold water and drain well; set aside.

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Garlic Salt

Mayonnaise

Sour Cream

Mustard

Pepper

Pasta

Water

Dill

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Bowl

Cut the tips off six asparagus spears; chop the remaining asparagus.

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Asparagus

Place chopped asparagus and tips and water in a microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 1-2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Rinse with cold water; pat dry. Set aside asparagus tips for garnish.

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Asparagus

Water

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Microwave

In a large bowl, combine the pasta, chopped asparagus, ham onion, red pepper and cheese.

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Red Pepper

Asparagus

Cheese

Onion

Pasta

Ham

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Bowl

Add dressing and toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving.

Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl; garnish with asparagus tips.

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Asparagus

Lettuce

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Bowl

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Bowl

Microwave

Ingredients

Servings:

227grams

fresh asparagus, trimmed 57grams

cubed reduced-fat cheddar cheese 113grams

cubed fully cooked lean ham 1Tbsp

dill weed 1teaspoons

garlic salt 1teaspoons

ground mustard 1Leaf

lettuce 112milliliters

reduced-fat mayonnaise 1small

onion, chopped 1Dash

pepper 1small

sweet red pepper, chopped 227grams

cup fat-free sour cream 120grams

uncooked tricolor spiral pasta 1Tbsp

water

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose

Antipasti works really well with Sparkling Wine and Sparkling rosé. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. One wine you could try is Louis Roederer Cristal Brut. It has 4.6 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 299 dollars.

Louis Roederer Cristal Brut

Cristal, the jewel and tête de cuvée of Champagne Louis Roederer, was created in 1876 for the Tsar Alexander II of Russia. It remains faithful to its origin, inspired by elegance and purity. Cristal is produced with regimented standards of winemaking that require a rigorous selection of crus, vintages, grapes, and wine.Cristal is produced using only the finest vintages from crus guaranteed to originate from the Louis Roederer vineyard. All the exceptional characteristics of the 2002 vintage have literally been captured in this Cristal 2002, which is generous and lush, revealing perfect balance between concentration and finesse, freshness and vinosity, intensity and refinement. In three words: proud, rich and luxurious.Cristal 2002 is brilliant yellow with light amber highlights and has a beautiful mousse with fine cordon of persistent and regular bubbles. The nose is intense and delicate, revealing a clean and well-blended mixture of flavors of honey, cocoa, lightly toasted hazelnuts, candied citrus fruit. A savory explosion of ripe fruit on the attack, the wine reveals red fruit, white chocolate, caramel and Danish pastry, typical of Cristal. Its silky, concentrated texture relies on its intense, powerful and vinous structure, but maintains refinement. The palate builds up to attain a delicious sensation of well-blended harmony of flavors. A fresh finish with a hint of bitterness makes it almost crunchy.