Delicious Pasta Salad

A community recipe by Community

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Introduction

The keys to the success of this salad are the dressing and the tasty morsels of fried chicken. Great to take along to a friend's party or summer barbecue. I promise you it will disappear in a matter of minutes!

Ingredients

Serves: as required

Metric Cups

For the Pasta

100 grams frozen peas
500 grams conchiglie pasta
100 grams frozen carrots
150 grams chicken breasts (cut up into chunks or small slices)
100 grams emmental cheese (cubed)
vegetable oil
garlic powder
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of pepper

For the Dressing

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons curry powder
250 millilitres milk (or single cream)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
250 millilitres white vinegar
125 millilitres lemon juice
165 millilitres olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
1 pinch of black pepper

For the Pasta

3½ ounces frozen peas
17⅔ ounces conchiglie pasta
3½ ounces frozen carrots
5⅓ ounces chicken breasts (cut up into chunks or small slices)
3½ ounces emmental cheese (cubed)
vegetable oil
garlic powder
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of pepper

For the Dressing

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons curry powder
9 fluid ounces milk (or single cream)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
9 fluid ounces white vinegar
4 fluid ounces lemon juice
6 fluid ounces olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
1 pinch of black pepper

Method

Delicious Pasta Salad is a community recipe submitted by Community and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

First make the dressing by whisking together all the dressing ingredients until smooth. Refrigerate.

Boil the frozen peas and carrots as instructed on their packets, drain, and set aside.

Boil the pasta, drain and set aside.

Rub salt, pepper and a little bit of garlic powder into the chicken pieces before frying them over medium heat in some vegetable oil until nicely browned and tender. You can add more oil as you go, but try not to make the chicken too greasy.

Throw together the pasta shells, cooked chicken pieces, carrots, peas and Emmental.

Just before you're due to serve the salad or leave for your party, add the dressing to the salad and mix in thoroughly. Season to taste.

First make the dressing by whisking together all the dressing ingredients until smooth. Refrigerate.

Boil the frozen peas and carrots as instructed on their packets, drain, and set aside.

Boil the pasta, drain and set aside.

Throw together the pasta shells, cooked chicken pieces, carrots, peas and Emmental.

Just before you're due to serve the salad or leave for your party, add the dressing to the salad and mix in thoroughly. Season to taste.