Mexican noodle salad

AUTHOR
Melissa Olsen
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 400 g Penne Rigate
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 6 TABLESPOONS Sunflower oil
  • 50 g Pumpkin seeds
  • 400 g red pointed paprika
  • 1 can(s) (425 ml) Vegetable corn
  • 5 TABLESPOONS Wine vinegar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 1 TABLESPOON Sugar
  • 1 Shallot
  • 1/2 Pot of oregano
  • 150 g pickled peppers
  • 7-10 Tbsp Cayenne pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan and roast pumpkin seeds briefly in it. Clean and wash the peppers and cut them into rings. Pour the corn into a sieve and drain

  2. 2

    For the sauce, whisk vinegar, salt, pepper and sugar. Add 5 tablespoons of oil drop by drop. Peel the shallot and cut into fine cubes. Wash oregano, shake dry, remove leaves except for a little bit for garnishing, pluck from stalks and chop finely. Stir the shallot and oregano into the vinaigrette

  3. 3

    Drain the pasta, collecting about 100 ml of pasta water. Mix the pasta, peppers, corn, pepperoni, pasta water, vinaigrette and pumpkin seeds and if necessary add vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with cayenne pepper

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
670 kcal
CARBS
91 g
FATS
24 g
PROTEINS
19 g