Quick Angel Hair pasta Salad With Chilli
Quick Angel Hair Pasta Salad with Chilli - a fast and easy pasta salad packed with fresh chilli, garlic, coriander (cilantro) and lemon, and finished off with parmesan cheese.
Servings 4 as a side
Calories 302kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g angel hair pasta (dry) 8 oz
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 long red chillies seeded and finely chopped
- 1 cup fresh coriander leaves (firmly packed) roughly chopped
- 4 large fresh garlic cloves crushed
- 1 lemon juice & finely grated zest
- ⅓ cup parmesan cheese grated
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook your pasta (250g/8oz) according to packet directions, then rinse and drain, and place in a large bowl.
- In a small frying pan, heat olive oil (¼ cup) over medium-high heat until it begins to shimmer in the pan, then switch off the heat and allow to cool for 1-2 minutes, then add crushed garlic (4 large cloves) finely chopped chillies (2) and grated lemon zest (of 1 lemon) to the oil and stir to infuse the flavours into the oil as it cools further.
- Add chopped coriander (1 cup - tightly packed) to the bowl with the pasta, along with the chilli and garlic oil mixture and mix well to coat.
- Add lemon juice and salt & pepper taste. Top with freshly grated parmesan cheese (⅓ cup) and serve.
Notes
- This is a great salad to make ahead, just add the parmesan cheese just before you serve it.
- I have used angel hair pasta for this salad, but you could use another type of pasta if you like. This will add to the cooking time though.
- I allow the olive oil to cool slightly before adding the chilli, garlic & lemon because I don't want to "fry" these ingredients as such. I want tto gently heat them so they flavour the oil, which we then use as a dressing for the pasta salad along with fresh lemon juice.
- Not keen on coriander (cilantro)? Substitute fresh parsley!
- I have removed the seeds from the chilli, so the chilli heat is only mild. Feel free to leave them in if you want it hotter!
Nutrition
Calories: 302kcal