Cobb Pasta Salad
Preparation and cooking time: 25 minutes
This is not a traditional pasta salad. With lots of vegetables and big chunks of ham, cheese and egg, no one will mistake this for a small side dish. I didn't thoroughly cool the beans. As I wanted them to retain a bit of warmth I just rinsed lightly.
Ingredients:
- 6oz ham thick slice, 6oz (175gr)
- 4oz green beans, 4oz (115gr), I used flat Italian beans
- 1/2 cup firm cheese, Cheddar, Colby, 2oz (60gr)
- 2 eggs, hard-boiled, 130gr, 4.6oz
- 1 avocado, 225gr, 8oz
- 1/2 red or orange bell pepper, 80gr, 2.8oz
- 1 tomato or 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, 90gr, 3.2oz
- 10 - 12 basil leaves
- 1 1/4 cup pasta, bite-size, fusilli, elbow, 113gr, 4oz
- White Balsamic Vinaigrette
- 1 tbs Dijon-style mustard, 15gr, .5oz
- 2 tbs white Balsamic vinegar, 32gr, 1.2oz
- 3 tbs good olive oil, 40.5gr, 1.40.5oz
Instructions:
- Cook pasta according to package directions. When done, drain.
- Boil eggs.
- Top and tail beans... cut off the ends. Cut into 1 1/2 inch lengths (4cm),
- Bring a medium saucepan half full of water to a boil over high heat.
- Add beans and blanch for 4 minutes.
- Remove, drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
- Slice pepper, about 1/4" thick (.5cm) then cut slices in half.
- Slice ham or turkey and cheese into large, bite-size chunks.
- Slice large tomato into wedges or cut cherry tomatoes in half.
- Cut avocado into large chunks.
- When eggs are done, cool, peel and cut into chunks.
- Tear large basil leaves in half.
- White Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Whisk vinegar,and mustard.
- Slowly whisk in oil and whisk until it emulsifies.
- To assemble: Put drained pasta in a large bowl and add vinaigrette. Toss well to combine.
- Add ham, peppers, tomato and beans, toss well.
- Add cheese, egg, basil and avocado. Stir gently, just to combine. Serve.
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Nutrition Information |
Nutrition Information Complete Salad with Dressing Recipe serves 2 Entire Recipe / per serving Calories: 1938 / 969 Total Carbohydrates: 127 / 63.5 Dietary Fiber: 31 / 15.5 Total Fat: 126 / 63 Saturated Fat: 33 / 16.5 Cholesterol: 714 / 357 Protein: 83 / 41.5 Calcium: 1103 / 551.5 Sodium: 3048 / 1524 |
General Technical Details and Disclaimer:
Measurements in this color are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.
I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it. I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.
My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
