Spicy Burger Pasta Salad with Olives & Capers Dressing
Spicy Burger Pasta Salad with Olives & Capers Dressing
Ingredients
- 2 Quorn Vegan Hot & Spicy Burgers
- 180 g pasta screws
- 2 tbsp. 30ml olive oil
- 100 g Portobello mushroom (quartered)
- 1 tsp 5ml fresh garlic, chopped
- 2 tbsps. 30ml capers, sliced
- 5 Kalamata olives (pitted & sliced)
- 5 green olives (pitted & sliced)
- 1-2 red cayenne chillies (finely sliced)
- ¼ tsp fresh garlic paste
- 1 tbsp. 15ml white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsps. 30ml fresh basil, finely sliced
- 16 mini Italian tomatoes
- 2 handfuls baby spinach or lettuce
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Boil the pasta as per the packet instructions, drain and set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan over medium heat, add in the mushrooms and cook for a minute.
- Add in the garlic and cook for a further 5 minutes. As soon as they are cooked, remove and add to the cooked pasta.
- In the same pan – fry the Quorn Vegan Hot and Spicy Burgers as per the packet instructions.
- Once cooked, set aside on paper towel to absorb excess oil. Cut into 4 pieces.
- In a small bowl mix together the capers, olives, chilies, garlic paste, white wine vinegar, basil leaves and 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- Add the tomatoes and baby spinach to the olives and caper dressing and gently mix with the pasta and mushrooms.
- Taste and season accordingly.
- Just before serving, add the pieces of Quorn Vegan Hot and Spicy Burgers.
Notes
Recipe Credit: Videhi Sivurusan