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This Curried Pasta Salad is the homemade version of the side that’s been sold in Aussie supermarkets for decades.
It’s almost effortless to prepare and goes well with a BBQ chicken, BBQ’d meats, schnitzels and so much more.
Curried Pasta Salad: the ingredient list
To make this salad, you’ll need:
- pasta spirals
- mayonnaise
- Greek yoghurt
- curry powder
- turmeric powder
- sultanas
- carrot
- capsicum
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- parsley (to garnish).
Making Curried Pasta Salad
Start by boiling the pasta until just cooked. Drain and allow to cool.
In the meantime, finely grate the carrot and finely chop the capsicum.
Add the sultanas, carrot and capsicum to the cooled pasta and stir to combine.
Combine the mayonnaise, yoghurt, curry powder and turmeric powder in another bowl and stir well to combine. Pour over pasta and other ingredients and stir well to combine.
Serving your pasta salad
Season with salt and pepper and garnish with parsley.
Place in the fridge and serve cold.
Your pasta salad should last a few days in the fridge.
Enjoy! And find more old school salads from Cooking with Nana Ling here. If you like this one, you might also like the Curried Rice Salad and Potato Salad recipes.
Curried Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups pasta spirals 230 grams (uncooked measurements)
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup Greek yoghurt
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 pinch turmeric powder
- 1/3 cup sultanas
- 1 carrot, grated finely
- 1/2 capsicum, finely shopped
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 1 sprig parsley (to garnish)
Instructions
- Boil pasta until just cooked. Drain and allow to cool.
- Add sultanas, carrot and capsicum to pasta and stir to combine.
- Combine mayonnaise, yoghurt, curry powder and turmeric powder in another bowl and stir well to combine. Pour over pasta and other ingredients and stir well to combine.
- Season with salt and pepper and garnish with parsley. Place in fridge and serve cold.