Salads

Pasta Salad – Quick and Easy

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 30 mins
Total Time 1 hr 30 mins
Course Salad
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 6)

Ingredients

  • 500 g pasta (macaroni or lintini)
  • 3 tablespoon cucumber liquid
  • 2 pickles (not too small)
  • 125 g mayonnaise
  • 125 g quark (lean)
  • 1 teaspoon mustard (medium hot)
  • 500 g peas (frozen)
  • 200 g ham (cooked)
  • 4 teaspoons ketchup
  • salt
  • parsley
Pasta Salad – Quick and Easy
Pasta Salad – Quick and Easy

Instructions

  1. Cook the pasta in salted water (according to the instructions on the package).
  2. After draining, put the pasta in a large bowl. Pour the cucumber water over it. Also cook the peas according to the instructions on the package and then add them to the pasta.
  3. Dice the ham and cucumber and add to the pasta.
  4. Leave the whole thing to cool a little.
  5. Meanwhile, mix the mayonnaise, quark, ketchup and mustard in a small bowl. Chop the parsley and add to the mixture.
  6. As soon as the pasta and peas are only lukewarm, add the mayonnaise / quark mixture and stir everything together.
  7. Let the whole thing stand in a cool place for another hour.
  8. (The recipe is generous and can also be used for 8 people)
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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