Anna's pasta salad

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 200 g meat sausage
• 3 eggs
• 1 gr. can/n peas and carrots
• 4 cucumber(s), pickled gherkins (reserve some of the liquid)
• 500 g pasta (some penne, spirelli, farfalle)
• 200 g cream
• 1 small jar of mayonnaise
• Milk (for dilution)
• 2 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp sambal oelek
• Salt
• Black pepper, ground
• Paprika powder, sweet and hot
• curry
• Pizza seasoning
• Herbs of Provence
• Thyme, dried
• Basil, dried
• Oregano, dried
• some tomato ketchup (1-2 tsp)

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 2 hours; Total time approx. 2 hours 30 minutes

Peel the sausage and cut into cubes. Boil the eggs, rinse, peel, and dice them as well. Open the can of peas and carrots and drain the contents. Dice the pickles. Place everything in a large bowl. Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente, drain, and immediately mix with the other ingredients. Stir in a little milk, then the mayonnaise and cream. Don’t worry, the salad will absorb all the liquid. Now season the salad: pour in some of the pickle juice, stir in the mustard, sambal oelek, and ketchup, and season to taste with salt, pepper, paprika, curry powder, pizza seasoning, Provençal herbs, thyme, basil, and oregano. I actually add all the seasonings to the salad, but you can decide for yourself. If the salad is too dry, add a little milk. Mix everything well, cover, and let it marinate in the refrigerator. Then taste again and adjust the seasoning if necessary, adding a little more milk if desired. If you like, you can vary the ingredients and add finely diced onion, cheese cubes, corn, and/or a little garlic to the salad, depending on your taste.