Name: Pasta and chicken salad with curry dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 gram small pasta, cooked; 2 cooked chicken breasts, boned, skinned and cubed; 125 gram grape tomatoes, halved; 3 green onions (shallots), finely sliced; 1/4 cup (60ml) basil leaves, torn; 10 gram butter; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 teaspoon grated ginger; 1 teaspoon curry paste; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1/4 cup (60ml) light cream; 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 2 tablespoon sweet fruit chutney

Pasta and chicken salad with curry dressing

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

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Ingredients

250 gram small pasta, cooked

2 cooked chicken breasts, boned, skinned and cubed

125 gram grape tomatoes, halved

3 green onions (shallots), finely sliced

1/4 cup (60ml) basil leaves, torn

10 gram butter

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 teaspoon grated ginger

1 teaspoon curry paste

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 cup (60ml) light cream

1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

2 tablespoon sweet fruit chutney

Method

1.In a bowl, combine pasta, chicken, tomatoes, onions and basil.

2.To make dressing, melt butter in a small frying pan on low. Cook garlic, ginger, curry paste and cayenne pepper, until softened. Whisk in cream and cook until thickened slightly. Stir in vinegar and chutney. Add to pasta mixture and season to taste. Toss well before serving.

Use a whole cooked chicken, cooled and skinned, if more convenient.
Note

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