Mediterranean Chicken Pasta Salad
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 300 g cooked pasta of choice
- 2 cups rocket or spinach
- 2 chicken breasts cooked, chopped
- 1 cucumber diced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 green capsicum diced
- 1 red onion thinly sliced
- 2 spring onions sliced
- 400 g canned chickpeas drained
- ½ cup kalamata olives
- 1 cup basil fresh, or mint
- 60 g feta crumbled
- Extra virgin olive oil for drizzling
- 1 lemon juiced
- 2 tablespoons basil pesto store bought or homemade
- 3 tablespoons Greek yoghurt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine cooked pasta, rocket or spinach, chicken, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, capsicum, red onion, spring onion, chickpeas, olives, and basil or mint. Toss well. Crumble over the feta, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, and squeeze over the lemon juice.300 g cooked pasta, 2 cups rocket, 2 chicken breasts, 1 cucumber, 1 cup cherry tomatoes, 1 green capsicum, 1 red onion, 2 spring onions, 400 g canned chickpeas, ½ cup kalamata olives, 1 cup basil, 60 g feta
- In a separate bowl, mix together pesto and Greek yoghurt until smooth.3 tablespoons Greek yoghurt
- Add the pesto-yoghurt dressing to the salad and toss gently until everything is evenly coated.3 tablespoons Greek yoghurt