Pasta Salad with Ham and Mozzarella

A cold salad that comes together in the time the pasta takes to cook. The ham can be swapped for pieces of chicken or tinned tuna.

The pasta contributes 19.8 g of protein per serving (120 g dry across 2, at 33 g per 100 g). That is the pasta alone — the other ingredients are not counted, because their figures depend on the brand used.

Ingredients

• Protelle pasta — 120 g dry
• Ham — 150–200 g (or pieces of chicken, or tinned tuna)
• Cherry tomatoes — 200 g
• Mozzarella — 200 g
• Sweetcorn — 80–100 g
• Rocket — 2 handfuls
• Olive oil

Method

1. Cook the pasta in salted water as directed on the pack — 8–10 minutes. Drain, add olive oil and stir so it does not stick, then leave to cool.
2. Dice the tomatoes or quarter them; dice the ham and mozzarella (mini mozzarella balls work too).
3. In a large bowl, mix the pasta with the ham, tomatoes, sweetcorn and mozzarella. Add the rocket. Add more olive oil and salt to taste.

The pasta for this recipe: Protelle protein pasta, 300 g. How to cook it — step by step.