Honey Recipe

Pasta salad with chicken, honey and mustard dressing

This fresh pasta salad with grilled chicken, feta, and honey-mustard dressing is packed with flavor and color. The creamy dressing with Melapi honey thyme and mustard creates a delicious balance between sweet and savory. Ideal as a light meal, summer lunch, or side dish for a barbecue or picnic.

Category
Honey
Preparation time
30 min
Pastasalade met kip, honing- en mosterddressing

Ingredients

Serves 4

  • 350 g pasta of choice
  • 1 bouillon cube
  • 1/2 cucumber, cut into thin strips
  • 8 radishes, thinly sliced
  • 250 g cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 100 g feta
  • 75 g arugula

For the chicken

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp paprika powder
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • black pepper and salt

For the honey-mustard dressing

  • 2 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp Greek yogurt
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 2 tbsp Melapi honey thyme
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • pinch of black pepper
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 tsp paprika powder

Preparation

  1. Mix all the ingredients for the Melapi honey thyme-mustard dressing.
  2. Mix the herbs with the oil and lemon juice. Marinate the chicken breasts with the marinade.
  3. Cook the pasta until done with the bouillon cube. Drain and rinse under cold water.
  4. Grill or pan-fry the chicken breasts until golden brown and cooked through. Cut them into thin strips.
  5. Mix the pasta with the dressing, half of the arugula, cucumber, radishes, and tomatoes.
  6. Distribute the chicken, feta, and the rest of the arugula over the pasta salad. You can also mix everything together.
  7. Add extra olive oil and freshly ground black pepper if desired.

Used in this recipe

Melapi honey thyme liquid 500g

Valuable herbal honey with a distinctive aroma, ideal for sweetening chest tea, often used in combination with cough syrup.