Chicken salad with red pepper and red onions

serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 Chicken breasts
  • salt, black pepper
  • 4-5 small garlic cloves
  • oregano, thyme and chilli flakes for seasoning
  • 1 medium red onion, thin sliced
  • 1-2 large red peppers, sliced
  • small handful green olives
  • 4-5 tbsp sun dried tomatoes with oil
  • 400 grams large screw pasta
  • 4 table spoons olive oil
  • 150g cherry tomatoes (leave whole)
  • 1 bag of rocket
  • 1-2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Dressing

  • 4 table spoon white wine vinegar or lemon juice or mixture of the two
  • Season chicken breasts with oregano, basil, chilli flakes, salt and pepper and leave to marinade 30 minutes
  • Grill on pan 2-3 minutes each side high temperature.
  • Heat oven to 160C, fan. In a roasting pan add chicken and red peppers. After 10 minutes add tomatoes, 5-10 minutes more add rest of ingredients.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes while boiling the pasta. Grate a little lemon rind over at the end.
  • Meanwhile add together pasta. Leave for 3-4 minutes before adding leaves with a good squeeze of lemon and more olive oil.
  • Serve with grated parmesan.