Lukewarm pasta salad with braised cucumber and Parma ham

AUTHOR
Bill Macdonald
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 3
COOK TIME
40 mins
TOTAL TIME
40 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 500 g small cucumbers
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 50 g Shallots
  • 1 TABLESPOON Olive oil
  • 100 ml Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 3 TABLESPOONS white balsamic vinegar
  • 2 TEASPOONS dried Italian herbs
  • 300 g Penne (noodles)
  • 50 g sun-dried tomatoes in oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 30 g thin grissini
  • 150 g Parma ham in slices
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pink berries and oregano

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel the braised cucumbers, slice them into thin slices and mix with 1 teaspoon of salt. Leave to stand. Peel shallots and cut into slices. Heat oil in a pan and fry shallots for about 3 minutes. Deglaze with stock and vinegar, add herbs and simmer for 4 minutes. Cook penne in boiling salted water for about 10 minutes. Drain, rinse and drain well.

  2. 2

    Mix penne with shallots. Drain the tomatoes, collect the oil. Cut the tomatoes into strips and add to the pasta with 1 tablespoon of oil. Drain cucumbers and mix with noodles. Season with salt and pepper and arrange on a plate. Wrap Grissini with Parma ham and serve with it. Garnish with pink berries and oregano

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
520 kcal
CARBS
62 g
FATS
20 g
PROTEINS
18 g