Yesterday was chill, but today is a proper Spring day, warm with an expense of blue sky and heaps of sunshine. It’s a day to enjoy lunch in the garden, amidst the fragrant blossoms and the pop of colours blooming flowers paint on the grass, enjoying the light and observing the birds or reading a good book. This simple, hearty and bright Springtime Chicken Pasta Salad makes this even easier, turning Sunday’s leftovers into a generous and flavourful quick meal! Happy Tuesday!
Ingredients (serves 1):
½ cup frozen broad beans
1 ¾ cup cold, cooked whole-wheat pasta (such as penne, farfalle or fusilli)
Bring a small pot of salted water to the boil. Once boiling, add broad beans, and cook, about 5 minutes. Drain broad beans, and immediately plunge in a bowl of ice water to stop cooking and cool. Set aside.
Spooncold penne into a medium bowl. Add leftoverRosemary Cougette slices (about half a large courgette).
Peelbroad beans.
RemoveRosemary Roasted Chicken meatfrom the bones, and cut into small chunks. Addcold Chicken chunks to the bowl. Add reserved broad beans, and drizzle generously withLemon Dressing. Toss gently to combine and coat in Dressing. Garnish with freshly picked chervil, if desired.
ChillSpringtime Chicken Pasta Salad, at least half an hour in the refrigerator, before enjoying, with a glass of chilled white wine, like ChardonnayorSauvignon Blanc.
On this warm and beautiful Easter Monday, here’s a bright and colourful Egg, Cucumber, Tomato and Feta Salad. It is delicious and light, so you can still indulge in your chocolates for dessert! Have a good one!
Bring a small saucepan filled to three-quarters of waterto the boil. Add coarse sea salt, stirring until dissolved. Gently plunge in the egg, and cook, for 7 minutes.
Meanwhile, roughly chop Mesclunand arrange into serving plate.
Cutcucumberinto slices, and halve those slices. Cut bell pepper into thin strips. Cut cherry tomatoes into quarters (or halves if they are small). Scatter cucumber slices, bell pepper stripsandcherry tomato quarters over the Mesclun.
Finely slice Green Onion, and sprinkle all over the salad, saving a little of the chopped green part.
Drizzle generously with a tablespoon of the Lemon Dressing.
Once the eggis boiled, plunge it in a bowl of cold waterwithice cubes, to stop cooking and cool slightly. Peel the eggand cut it in half.
Placeboiled egg halves onto the salad. Crumble Fetaall over, and drizzle with remaining Lemon Dressing. Finally, sprinkle with reserved chopped Green Onion.
EnjoyEgg, Cucumber, Tomato and Feta Salad immediatlely.
Yesterday was chill, but today is a proper Spring day, warm with an expense of blue sky and heaps of sunshine. It’s a day to enjoy lunch in the garden, amidst the fragrant blossoms and the pop of colours blooming flowers paint on the grass, enjoying the light and observing the birds or reading a good book. This simple, hearty and bright Springtime Chicken Pasta Salad makes this even easier, turning Sunday’s leftovers into a generous and flavourful quick meal! Happy Tuesday!
Ingredients (serves 1):
½ cup frozen broad beans
1 ¾ cup cold, cooked whole-wheat pasta (such as penne, farfalle or fusilli)
Bring a small pot of salted water to the boil. Once boiling, add broad beans, and cook, about 5 minutes. Drain broad beans, and immediately plunge in a bowl of ice water to stop cooking and cool. Set aside.
Spooncold penne into a medium bowl. Add leftoverRosemary Cougette slices (about half a large courgette).
Peelbroad beans.
RemoveRosemary Roasted Chicken meatfrom the bones, and cut into small chunks. Addcold Chicken chunks to the bowl. Add reserved broad beans, and drizzle generously withLemon Dressing. Toss gently to combine and coat in Dressing. Garnish with freshly picked chervil, if desired.
ChillSpringtime Chicken Pasta Salad, at least half an hour in the refrigerator, before enjoying, with a glass of chilled white wine, like ChardonnayorSauvignon Blanc.
