Creamy pasta salad with chorizo and chilli dressing
Recipe for a creamy pasta salad with vegetables, crisp-fried chorizo and a creamy chilli dressing.Serves 4-6, depending on how you serve it.
Servings 6 people
Calories 525kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g chorizo, diced
- 300 g pasta
- 200 g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 pepper, diced
- 1/2 cucumber, diced
- 170 g frozen peas, thawed
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 50 g black olives, halved
- 100 g feta, diced
Dressing
- 300 ml crème fraîche
- 100 ml mayonnaise
- 2 1/2 tbsp ketchup
- 1/2-1 tsp chilli sauce
- 1 tsp mild chilli powder or paprika
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Fry the chorizo in a frying pan over a medium heat until crisp and golden. Set aside and leave to cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, then rinse in plenty of cold water and leave to drain in a sieve.
- Mix the ingredients for the dressing and season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Put the pasta, fried chorizo and vegetables (along with the olives and feta) in a bowl and toss well with the dressing. Keep the salad in the fridge until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 525kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 540mg | Potassium: 381mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 700IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 2mg