Quick orzo pasta salad

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Today I'd like to share a recipe for a salad that will work great both during a party and as a work lunch. We'll prepare a quick salad of orzo pasta, ham and vegetables.


Half an hour and our salad is done! It's at its best on the same day, but if you want to prepare it ahead it's no problem - just remember to take it out of a fridge at least an hour before serving to let it come to room temperature. Quick, delicious, nutritious and colourful - that's my favourite kind of salad!

You'll find the list of ingredients, method and approximate nutritional value below.

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List of ingredients

  • 250 g orzo pasta
  • 1 red bell pepper (~180 g)
  • 4-5 gherkins (~180 g)
  • A small bunch of chives
  • 130 g turkey ham
  • 1 small can sweetcorn (~180 g, drained)
  • 3 heaped tbsp mayo (~100 g, I'm using light mayo)
  • 3 heaped tbsp Greek yoghurt (~100 g)
  • Pepper to taste

Method

  1. Prepare 250 g orzo pasta according to package instructions. I put my pasta into boiling, salted water and I cooked it until it was done, for 10-12 minutes. I took it off heat then, I drained it and I poured cold water through it to stop the boiling process. Set pasta aside to cool slightly.
  2. Core one bell pepper and cut it into small, 0.5 cm cubes. Cut 5 gherkins to a similar size. Cut 130 g ham slices into 1 cm squares. Finely chop a small bunch of chives.
  3. Put orzo, pepper, one small can of sweetcorn, gherkins, ham and a heaped tbsp of chives into a large bowl. Add 100 g each of mayo and Greek yoghurt. Season to taste with a generous pinch of ground black pepper and stir all the ingredients until well mixed. Transfer the salad into a serving bowl and scatter some reserved chives on top.
  4. Enjoy!

Approximate nutritional value

100 g

  • 106 kcal
  • Carbs: 16 g 
  • Fat: 2 g
  • Protein: 6 g
  • Fibre: 1 g

1 serving (recipe makes 6 servings)

  • 255 kcal
  • Carbs: 38 g 
  • Fat: 4 g
  • Protein: 15 g
  • Fibre: 4 g

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