Find more recipes at farmersgirlkitchen.co.uk
Sweet Chilli Pasta Salad
This quick and easy pasta salad makes an ideal light lunch with a few salad leaves or serve as part of a buffet or barbecue spread.
Ingredients
- 225 grams good quality pasta
- 1 large tomato chopped
- 2 spring onions chopped
- 1/4 cucumber diced
- 1/2 fennel bulb chopped
- 50 grams walnut pieces
Dressing
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoon natural yogurt
- 1 teaspoon chilli jam or sweet chilli sauce
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
Instructions
Prepare the vegetables
- 1 large tomato chopped, 1/4 cucumberPrepare the tomatoes and cucumber by removing the seeds and chopping into small pieces about 1 cm square.
- 2 spring onionsSlice the spring onions finely include the green and white parts of the onion.
- 1/2 fennel bulbFinely chop the fennel bulb.
- 50 grams walnut piecesRoughly chop the walnuts.
Prepare the pasta
- 225 grams good quality pastaCook the pasta in in boiling salted water unti just cooked with a little bit of bite (al dente).
- Drain the pasta, then plunge into a bowl of cold water. Drain again.
Make the dressing
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise, 3 tablespoon natural yogurt, 1 teaspoon chilli jam or sweet chilli sauce, 1 teaspoon honey, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepperMix the dressing ingredients together and season to taste.
Assemble the salad
- Mix the dressing with the pasta together in a bowl.
- Add the vegetables and walnuts to the pasta and mix well.
- Cover the bowl and leave for flavours to mingle for about 20 minutes.
Notes
I served the salad on lettuce leaves as an appetiser. Or serve it with grilled meats, fish, cheese and other salads.
Nutrition
Calories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 11gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 209mgPotassium: 443mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 389IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 2mg