Pasta Chef's Chopped Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

1 lb Ditalini or Orzo
-OR other small pasta
-shape, uncooked
4 oz Cooked turkey ham
- diced into 1/4-inch cubes
1/2 cup Swiss cheese
- diced into 1/4-inch cubes
3 Celery stalks, chopped
3 Scallions, sliced
1/2 cup Diced red onion
1/4 cup Diced black olives
Salt
Freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 tbsp Vegetable oil
1/4 cup White wine vinegar

Instructions:

Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain, rinse with cold
water and drain again

Place the pasta, turkey ham, cheese, celery, scallions, onion and
olives in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper
to taste.

In a small bowl, mix the mustard, vegetable oil and vinegar until
combined. Add to the pasta and toss. Refrigerate for two hours and
serve chilled.

Serves 6 to 8

Each serving provides: 242 Calories; 11.5 g Protein; 33.9 g
Carbohydrates; 6.9 g Fat; 12.6 mg Cholesterol; 479 mg Sodium.
Calories from Fat: 12%

Copyright National Pasta Association (http://www.ilovepasta.org)
(Reprinted with permission)

Servings: 6