Cheesy ham pasta salad

Name: Cheesy ham pasta salad
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 250g dried fusilli pasta; 150g cooked ham, cut into small pieces; 100g mature cheddar, cut into small cubes; 150g tinned sweetcorn, drained; 1 cucumber, diced; 100g natural yoghurt; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp olive oil

A cold pasta salad with ham, cheese and sweetcorn in a light yoghurt dressing that travels well in a lunchbox.

Time25 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.95 a head

4 servings

Ingredients

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250 gdried fusilli pasta
150 gcooked hamcut into small pieces
100 gmature cheddarcut into small cubes
150 gtinned sweetcorndrained
1cucumberdiced
100 gnatural yoghurt
1 tbsplemon juice
1 tbspolive oil

Method

1
Boil the pasta in salted water for 10 minutes, until just tender.
10 min
2
Drain and rinse under cold water until cool. Shake off the water well.
3
Mix the yoghurt, lemon juice and oil in a large bowl with a pinch of salt and pepper.
4
Add the pasta, ham, cheese, sweetcorn and cucumber. Stir until everything is lightly coated.
5
Chill for 15 minutes before serving or packing. It keeps well for a day in the fridge.

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