Chicken Pasta Salad with Roasted Capsicum Dressing

Author
Byron Bay Chili Co
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings
6 serves
Category
Light Meals, Main Meals

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breast fillets, poached
  • 500g bowtie pasta
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup sliced black olives
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 large cloves garlic
  • 1/2 roasted red capsicum
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup Byron Bay Chilli Co Red Cayenne Chilli Sauce

Directions

  1. Cut chicken into small bite-size pieces
  2. Cook pasta until just tender
  3. Drain well
  4. Combine chicken and pasta in a large bowl and drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil
  5. Let cool
  6. Add olives, tomatoes, parsley and gently combine
  7. Make roasted capsicum dressing and gently stir into pasta
  8. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper
  9. Puree garlic in a processor
  10. Add capsicum and process until smooth
  11. Add egg yolks and blend
  12. While the processor is running, slowly pour in olive oil through the feed tube
  13. When sauce becomes thickened, stop machine and add salt and chilli sauce
  14. Blend briefly to combine