Chicken Pasta Salad with Roasted Capsicum Dressing

Byron Bay Chili Co
Servings

6 serves

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Category

Light Meals, Main Meals

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients

    Pasta Salad

    • 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

    Roasted Capsicum Dressing

    • 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

      Pasta Salad

      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

      Roasted Capsicum Dressing

      1. Puree garlic in a processor
      2. Add capsicum and process until smooth
      3. Add egg yolks and blend
      4. While the processor is running, slowly pour in olive oil through the feed tube
      5. When sauce becomes thickened, stop machine and add salt and chilli sauce
      6. Blend briefly to combine