Ham and Artichoke Heart Pasta Salad

Penne pasta is cooked and combined with blanched green beans, coarsely chopped tomato, thin strips of red bell pepper, sliced green onion, artichoke hearts, and diced ham. Pasta salad is tossed with dressing prepared from cider vinegar, grainy mustard, Dijon mustard, minced garlic, coarse salt, artichoke hearts liquid and extra virgin olive oil. Pasta salad is seasoned with fresh ground black pepper and garnished with chopped fresh parsley.

Ingredients -
2-1/2 cups Penne Pasta
2 cups Green Beans chopped
1 large Tomato
1 Sweet Red Bell Pepper
6 Scallions
1 (6 ounces) Marinated Artichoke Hearts
1/2 pound Cooked Ham, cut into long pieces
Fresh Ground Black Pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons chopped Fresh Parsley Leaves 2-1/2 cups Penne Pasta

Dressing:
1/4 cup Cider Vinegar
1 tablespoon Prepared Grainy Mustard
2 teaspoons Dijon Mustard
1 Garlic Clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon Coarse Salt
1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
 
Preparation:
Preparation:

1. Cook the penne for 7 minutes in a large pot of boiling water with salt.

2. Add the green beans and cook until tender-crisp, which takes about 3 minutes.

3. In large pot of boiling salted water, cook penne for 7 minutes.

4. Add green beans; cook for 3 minutes or until tender-crisp and pasta is tender but firm.

5. Drain and rinse under cold water; drain again and place in large bowl.

6. Meanwhile, coarsely chop tomato.

7. Seed and halve red pepper crosswise; cut into thin strips.

8. Slice green onions.

9. Drain artichoke hearts, reserving 1 tablespoon of marinade; cut hearts in half.

10. Add tomato, red pepper, green onions, artichoke hearts and ham to pasta mixture.

Dressing:

1. In small bowl, whisk together vinegar, grainy and dijon mustards, garlic and salt; gradually whisk in oil.

2. Whisk in reserved marinade.

3. Toss gently with pasta mixture.

4. Season with pepper to taste.

5. Garnish with parsley.

 



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