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Spring Pasta Salad

Posted on by Jasmina Brozović

This is one of those dishes that you make from what you find in the fridge! Fresh seasonable vegetables make this cold pasta salad a perfect lunch or dinner during spring and summer.

I love to use macaroni or penne pasta for these salads, but there are some other fun pasta shapes that would be perfect, like farfalle, cavatelli or rotini. You can make your own unique salad each time changing pasta types and vegetables 😃

Ingredients

  • 250 g (2 1/2 cup) pasta of your choice
  • 100 g (3/4 cup) gauda/cheddar cheese diced or grated
  • 100 g (3/4 cup) cooked ham diced or grated
  • 1 medium tomato, cut in cubes
  • 1 medium cucumber, cut in cubes
  • 1 medium red pepper, cut in cubes
  • 2 spring onions ( leave green parts for garnish)
  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) Greek yogurt or sour cream
  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) mayonnaise
  • salt and black pepper to taste

Preparation

  1. Cook pasta as per instructions on the package.
  2. Cut all ingredients and place them in the large bowl.
  3. Mix in cooked pasta with chopped ingredients.
  4. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. At the end mix in yogurt and mayonnaise.
  6. Cool in the fridge before serving.
  7. Before serving, garnish with green parts of spring onions.

This salad is also perfect for parties, BBQ or potlucks!

What would be your perfect pasta salad?

Ham Pie, Parisian way – Le clafoutis au jambon de Paris

Posted on by Jasmina Brozović

When I started learning French in grade school, one of the first things I enjoyed was finding French recipes and translating them to Croatian.
When I got older, I enjoyed making them into food 😀

This is one of my favorite dishes to make with leftover ham form Easter. You can serve as breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner 😄

Ham Pie, Parisian way

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 500 ml milk
  • 150 g ham
  • 6 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 8 tbsp grated cheese (cheddar, Gouda or something similar)
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C (395 °F).
  2. Grease the baking pan with a little butter.
  3. Cut the ham into little squares and place it on the bottom of the pan.
  4. In a big bowl mix butter, grated cheese, milk, flour, salt and pepper.
  5. Add whole eggs and mix well with spatula until the mixture gets smooth.
  6. Pour the mixture on the ham.
  7. Bake for about 35 minutes until golden brown.

Serve with fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, avocados or red peppers!

What is your favorite ham dish and why?