Christmas pasta salad

This Christmas pasta salad is a festive and delicious side dish that is perfect for any holiday gathering. Made with a variety of colorful pasta, vegetables, and cheeses, this salad is sure to be a hit with everyone at your table.

preparation time ;30 minutes

serves ; 3

200 grams of colored spiral

½ red pepper 

1 celery stalk

1 medium white onion

¼ pound of ham

¼ cup of cranberries

¼ cup of hazelnuts

¼ cup ofcrushed almonds 

2 tablespoons of crushed garlic 1 tablespoon of

black raisins

1 tablespoon olive oil

Salt and pepper

For the dressing:

1/3 cup mayonnaise

½ tablespoon mustard

¼ cup cream cheese or thick  yoghurt

2 tablespoons cream or thick milk

1 tablespoon olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

½ tablespoon honey Preparation:

Put a pot to heat with plenty of water and add the garlic and a sprig of rosemary. When it starts to boil, add salt.

 When the water is boiling add the spiral noodles, and let cook for 8 or 10 minutes or until al dente.

 In what the pasta cooks we are going to prepare the dressing: We chop the ham, the paprika, onion, and the celery in small squares. We put everything in a bowl and add the raisins, cranberries, hazelnuts, almonds, mix and add the vinegar and olive oil.

 In another bowl we make the dressing mixing: the mayonnaise, cream cheese, the milk cream. Stir well until the mixture is homogeneous. 

Then we add the mustard and honey and mix. 

We remove the pasta  from water and drain well. 

Let it rest until it is cold and then put it in a salad bowl, add the mixture of vegetables, dried fruits, nuts and ham and finally the sauce.