green soybeans & macaroni salad

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ingredients:

• 3 1/2 ounces fresh green soybeans
• (or frozen green soybeans)
• 4 slices ham
• 3 1/2 ounces macaroni
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
• a little salt
• a little pepper
• 1 cup water (for boiling soybeans)
• 1 quart water (for boiling macaroni)

step 1:

If using frozen green soybeans, defrost them and remove the green beans from the pods.

step 2:

If using fresh green soybeans, wash and drain them. Bring 1 cup of the water to a boil, and add the salt and green soybeans. Bring to a boil again, and boil for three to four minutes.

step 3:

Drain the soybeans in a colander and remove the green beans from the pods.

step 4:

Pour the 1 quart of water into a pan. Bring to a boil and add the macaroni. After boiling, drain the macaroni in a colander.

step 5:

Cut the ham into bite-size pieces. ]Put the macaroni, green soybeans, ham, salt, pepper and mayonnaise in a bowl. Mix them.