Spanish pasta salad with chorizo and manchego
Recipe for a wonderfully flavourful Spanish-inspired pasta salad with chorizo, sun-dried tomatoes and olives.Serves 4-6, depending on how it is served.
Servings 6 people
Calories 419kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g pasta
- 240 g chorizo, preferably fresh cooking chorizo - diced
- 120 g sun-dried tomatoes in oil, roughly chopped
- 50 ml oil from the sun-dried tomatoes
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 250 g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 120 g black olives, halved
- 50 g manchego, finely grated - see intro
- 2 handfuls parsley, finely chopped
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions in a pan of well-salted water, then rinse it in plenty of cold water. Leave it to drain in a sieve.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the chorizo for 4-5 minutes over a medium heat.
- Turn the heat right down, add the garlic and sun-dried tomatoes and warm through for a couple of minutes. Remove the pan from the heat.
- Tip the pasta into a bowl along with the contents of the pan, the grated cheese, tomatoes, olives and parsley.
- Toss well and season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Nutrition
Calories: 419kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 390mg | Potassium: 899mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 960IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 145mg | Iron: 3mg