| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 55 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Inactive: | 30 min |
| Cook: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 6 to 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound rotini pasta (3/4 of a 16-ounce box)
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese or queso blanco
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 lime, juiced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup finely diced ham
- 1 orange bell pepper, seeded, ribbed, and chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded, ribbed, and chopped
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup peeled and chopped jicama
- 1/2 cup pimento stuffed olives
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta, stir with a wooden spoon, and cook until tender but not mushy, about 10 minutes. Drain, place in a large bowl and set aside.
- While the pasta cooks, combine the evaporated milk, oil, feta, cilantro, lime juice and some salt and pepper in a blender. Puree until the dressing is smooth and creamy.
- Place the drained pasta in a large bowl. Add the ham, bell peppers, peas, onions, jicama and olives. Pour the dressing over the pasta and gently mix it into the salad. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 432 |
| Total Fat | 17 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 53 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 38 mg |
| Sodium | 569 mg |
Reviews
The dressing was tasteless and dried out quickly. That left everything else without flavor
amazing!
This was amazing – made for 4th of July weekend- it’s so colorful- I used red – yellow and orange sweet peppers – and pancetta ham – !
I love it. It so addictive! Can’t stop eating.
I made this recipe for my kids and I and they loved it. I will be making this recipe again. When I made this recipe I almost didnt get any for myself because the kids loved it so.
Great recipe. My family loved it. And I got alot of credit for making it. No jicama at store but the recipe was still wonderful. Will make this one again……….
I just LOVE this recipe! I made it along w/ the cilantro crusted roast beast this past Monday…which was also amazing! Who doesn’t like olives, jicama, bell peppers, ham, pasta etc? Every bite had the most amazing taste. Mouth watering! It not only tasted fabulous…all the vibrant colors made it look beautiful as well!! I brought this in to work so folks could sample…they not only loved it but asked for the recipe too! Needless to say come game day this will be on quite a few tables this year!
Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks for the recipe!
this is also very good warm that way it can be more of a main course
great we love cold salads in the summer good w/burgers too
Love it, its great, thanks! saladsrecipe dot info