Cooking Time: 2.5 Hours (For boiling pasta and chilling the salad)
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 2

Ingredients

Salad Dressing

• 3 tbsp. Sprig Toasted Sesame Oil
• 2 tbsp. Sprig Mango Jalapeno Hot Sauce
• 1/4cup cheese (grated)
• 2 tsp oregano
• 2 tsp poppy seeds
• 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
• 2 cloves garlic (finely minced)
• 1 tbsp. lime juice/vinegar
• 1 tsp green chillies (finely chopped)
• 1/4 tsp Sprigs Celery Sea Salt (or more according to taste)

Pasta Salad

• 350 g Fusilli Pasta
• 1 tbsp. oil
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 medium cucumber (diced)
• 1 large tomato (diced)
• 1 medium bell pepper (diced)
• 1 red onion (diced)
• ½ cup pomegranate seeds
• ½ cup sprouted chickpeas/green lentils
• 1 pan fried chicken breast, coarsely sliced.

Directions

1. In a thick bottomed vessel, add 6 to 8 cups of water, oil, salt and bring to a boil. Add pasta, cook according to package instructions.
2. Drain well, rinse with cold water, and drain again.
3. Meanwhile, combine all the ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in cold pasta. Add the grated cheese and salad dressing and toss until uniformly combined.
4. Place in a serving bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Chill at least 2 hours before serving.
5. Stir carefully before serving. Add more salad dressing as needed to keep the pasta from drying out.

Images and Recipe Courtesy: Antara Boruah (Choukascribbled)