MEXICAN STYLE PASTA SALAD

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This salad is somehow popular in Mexico, and is very colorful, creamy and fresh.Everyone who has tasted it, loves it. It has a nice flavor and is great on warm days or for brunch or light dinner or as a side dish Some ingredients can be changed or removed for a vegetarian version.

Provided by Ollin

Time 25m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

250 g pasta (elbow or something similar)
150 g ham, in dices
6 -8 tablespoons corn (drained)
150 g feta cheese, cut in dices
100 g green olives, in slices (without pit)
1 medium yellow peppers or 1 medium orange bell pepper, cut in dices
1 cup mayonnaise (or half cup yogurt half cup mayonnaise)
1 tablespoon ketchup
3 tablespoons sour cream (optional)
1 -2 teaspoon maggi seasoning or 1 -2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 dash garlic powder
1 dash black pepper or 1 dash white pepper
salt (only if needed)
2 tablespoons chopped chives (fresh or dried) (optional)

Steps:

Cook the pasta with a bit of salt and oil and when it's ready, drain it and cool it with water.
Mix the ingredients for the creamy dressing in a small bowl until it turns into a nice light pink mixture and add the chives.
In a bigger bowl mix all the ingredients and add spoons of pasta and dressing and mix carefully, until you have add all the pasta and the dressing.
Refrigerate covered before serving.
Enjoy! ^_^.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 678.2, Fat 34.8, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 68.2, Sodium 1842.2, Carbohydrate 69.5, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 8.6, Protein 23.5

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