Pasta salad is loaded with chicken and vegetables, bound with a simple homemade dressing flavored with rosemary. This salad is fresh, bright with flavor, and colorful on the plate. Add some crusty bread, and you have a filling, satisfying meal. For variation, try substituting tuna for the chicken.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 pound pasta (penne, colored corkscrews or bows)
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 pound green beans, halved lengthwise
- 1-1/2 cups diced cooked (or barbequed) chicken
- 3 plum tomatoes, cut into sixths
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, cut into eighths
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 Tablespoon capers, drained
- Anchovy fillets and black olives, to taste
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Preparation:
Cook pasta in boiling salted water until just tender. Drain well and rinse with cold water. Shake off excess moisture.
Combine lemon juice, oil, red onion, garlic, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Pour half of dressing over pasta and toss well.
Cook beans until just tender. Drain, rinse with cold water and drain again. Toss beans with half of remaining dressing.
Arrange pasta in serving bowl. Surround with beans, chicken, tomatoes, and hard-boiled eggs. Sprinkle remaining dressing over salad. Top with parsley, capers, anchovies, and black olives.
Yield: 4 servings
Recipe Source: Courtesy of Pyrex®
Reprinted with express written permission.
Pasta Nicoise Recipe Photo © 2010 Pyrex®, licensed to About.com, Inc.
Combine lemon juice, oil, red onion, garlic, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Pour half of dressing over pasta and toss well.
Cook beans until just tender. Drain, rinse with cold water and drain again. Toss beans with half of remaining dressing.
Arrange pasta in serving bowl. Surround with beans, chicken, tomatoes, and hard-boiled eggs. Sprinkle remaining dressing over salad. Top with parsley, capers, anchovies, and black olives.
Yield: 4 servings
Recipe Source: Courtesy of Pyrex®
Reprinted with express written permission.
Pasta Nicoise Recipe Photo © 2010 Pyrex®, licensed to About.com, Inc.
