Fruity Pasta Salad

Ingredients

• 50 g fine green beans
• 125 g lean cooked ham
• 1 pear
• 350 g mixed coloured pasta shapes
• 75 g 25% reduced-fat mature Cheddar cheese (grated)
• 100 g fresh pineapple (peeled, diced)
• 1/2 small onion (finely chopped)
• 4 tbsp mayonnaise
• 4 tbsp plain low-fat yogurt
• 1/2 tsp pickled gherkin (chopped, or to taste (optional))
• 1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar (or to taste)
• juice of 1/4 lemon (or to taste)
• pepper (to taste)
• cayenne pepper ((optional))
• 120 g mixed salad greens (such as arugula, watercress or baby spinach)
• 1 tbsp sunflower oil ((optional))
• 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar (or to taste)
• 2 tbsp walnuts (coarsely chopped)
• 2 tbsp dried cranberries ((optional))