Recipes
Pasta Salad with Mayonnaise
Make a pasta salad, also known in Brazil as Macarronese!
Prep: 20 minCook: 8 minYield: Serves 12
Ingredients
- •500g pasta
- •1 tablespoon salt for cooking the pasta
- •1 carrot
- •1 drizzle of olive oil
- •250g ham
- •1 small onion
- •20 olives
- •1 small can of peas
- •1 small can of sweetcorn
- •1 pinch of salt (for seasoning)
- •1 pinch of black pepper
- •Oregano to taste
- •1 tablespoon chopped spring onions
- •1 tablespoon parsley
- •Mayonnaise to taste (I used 400g)
Instructions
- 1
Add the pasta to a pot of boiling water, add a tablespoon of salt and cook for approximately 8 minutes.
- 2
Rinse the pasta under running water to stop the cooking process and drain well.
- 3
In a bowl, combine the pasta, grated carrot, diced ham, finely diced onion, sliced olives, sweetcorn and peas.
- 4
Season with a pinch of salt, a pinch of black pepper, oregano to taste, 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon of chopped spring onions and mayonnaise to taste.
- 5
Mix well, and your pasta salad is ready!