I know what you’re thinking. ANOTHER salad recipe? How many salad recipes do you need Holly?
Well, as I’ve said before, I love salads.
Green salads. Pasta salads. Entree salads. Side salads. Any salads.
As long as the ingredients you start out with are fresh you can have something wonderful.
I love this dressing. It goes well with just about anything. It’s so much better than store bought and I bet you can make it faster than digging your store bought dressing out of the fridge. ; )
The other thing I love about salads is they are inexpensive ways to feed a group, and they are great for having company over since it’s something I can have ready to go in the fridge and don’t have to cook while I could be visiting.
PASTA SALAD:
1 lb mini fussili, or pasta of choice (cooked al dente and rinsed with cold water)
2 oz can pimentos, undrained
1 cup chopped ham
1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
1/2 cup finely diced cheddar
1 cup sliced olives
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Make one batch of herb dressing (recipe below) and whisk in the mayonnaise. Combine all other salad ingredients in a large bowl. Toss gently with dressing. If too dry add a little more mayo or sour cream.
HERB DRESSING:
1 tsp dried parsley, or 2 T chopped fresh
1 tsp dried dill weed
1 T lemon juice
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 cup sour cream (or substitute 3/4 cup buttermilk for sour cream and milk)
1/4 cup milk (or buttermilk)
3 T powdered buttermilk
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 tsp garlic powder
Whisk all together or combine in a blender.
Recipe Source: Pasta salad by My Stained Apron, Herb dressing inspired by The Herbal Kitchen, one of my favorite cookbooks
Pimento Ham Pasta Salad and Herb Dressing
July 20, 2011
Category
Pasta
Salad / Dressings
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
8 minutes
Total Time
23 minutes
Ingredients
PASTA SALAD:
- 1 lb mini fussili, or pasta of choice (cooked al dente and rinsed with cold water)
- 2 oz can pimentos, undrained
- 1 cup chopped ham
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1/2 cup finely diced cheddar
- 1 cup sliced olives
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
HERB DRESSING:
- 1 tsp dried parsley, or 2 T chopped fresh
- 1 tsp dried dill weed
- 1 T lemon juice
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream (or substitute 3/4 cup buttermilk for sour cream and milk)
- 1/4 cup milk (or buttermilk)
- 3 T powdered buttermilk
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Make one batch of herb dressing by whisking all dressing ingredients together and whisk in the mayonnaise.
- Combine all other salad ingredients in a large bowl.
- Toss gently with dressing. If too dry add a little more mayo or sour cream.
