Smoked Chicken & Pasta Pesto Salad Recipe

Smoked Chicken & Pasta Pesto Salad Recipe

Serves 4 – or double up for a buffet salad

 

 

Ingredients
4 portions of pasta – choose from our colourful handmade pasta shapes
Smoked Chicken Breasts – sliced
2 Spring Onions – sliced
1 handful Watercress Leaves
1 tbsp Roasted Pinenuts
Fresh Shavings of Parmesan
Olive Oil
150g Pesto Sauce ( wild garlic pesto recipe here)
100g Creme Fraiche – optional
Cook your favourite pasta and rinse under cold water to cool and stop it sticking together.
Take the pesto, add creme fraiche to taste, then mix into the pasta.
Place in a bowl or on a platter and add the Smoked Chicken and watercress leaves. Sprinkle over the pine nuts, spring onion and parmesan shavings. finish with a drizzle of Olive Oil and a twist of black pepper.