Presto Pasta Nights - Orzo and Ham Salad

Ever since I took part in The Deep Freeze Summer Challenge last month I've been working hard on using more ingredients from the pantry and freezer and doing less grocery shopping. So far it's been going very well. We've had some delicious crock pot ribs, veggie pizza, grilled sausage from Millarville, and last weeks Presto Pasta dish, Soba Noodle Salad. I found a jar of orzo pasta the other day, and since the last orzo pasta salad I made turned out so well, I gave it another go. I found some diced ham in the freezer and chives and fresh peas in the fridge. Wayyyy at the back of the refrigerator I found a red pepper starting to shrivel. I saved what I could and diced it up. The chives were chopped, the peas got shelled. After the orzo was cooked, rinsed in cold water and drained, it was time to think about a dressing.

Personally, I think if you are using ham in a pasta salad, you have to go with a mayonnaise based dressing. I don't know why, it just works better in my opinion. We had some light mayo hanging around. I added some red hamburger relish and some spicy deli mustard. It was sweet and spicy, just what I was looking for. Mix it all together, throw it in the fridge and lunch or dinner is ready.


Is there anything better on a hot day than a cold meal that is just waiting to be pulled out of the fridge? I'm not sure.

This post is heading over to join Ruth for Presto Pasta Night. Check out Once Upon a Feast on Friday for the roundup.