summer salad idea

I know, I know, it's January, and hardly the time of year to be thinking up summer salads. I stumbled across this salad in the ready-made aisle in the supermarket close to work while looking for a quick lunch, and I was pleasantly surprised by how tasty it was (for a ready made salad, you know). This seems like a nice combination to serve at a summer barbecue, with a piece of grilled salmon or tuna.

Ingredients:

• spirelli (or whatever other pasta shape takes your fancy)
• mayonnaise
• yoghurt
• cucumber
• dill
• pink peppercorn
• strips of smoked salmon (optional if serving with grilled salmon)

Boil the spirelli. Make a creamy but ligher sauce by mixing the mayonnaise and the yoghurt and toss with the strained and cooled spirelli. Toss in cubes of cucumber, chopped dill and a tablespoon of pink peppercorn, and the strips of smoked salmon.