Italian Tortellini Salad Recipe
Delicious Italian Tortellini Salad Recipe made with cheese tortellini and homemade Italian Dressing, perfect for any potluck.
Equipment
- large pot
- Large serving bowl
- whisk
- Refrigerator
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1 Italian Dressing homemade or store-bought
Salad Ingredients
- 20 oz refrigerated cheese tortellini
- 1 cucumber peeled, sliced and quartered
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
- 6 oz black olives drained and halved
- 1 orange bell pepper chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped pepperoncini
- 8 oz fresh mozzarella balls quartered
- 8 oz sliced salami chopped
- feta cheese optional
- Parmesan optional
- parsley optional
Instructions
Preparation
- Prepare Italian Dressing according to directions. Refrigerate until ready to use then shake or whisk to recombine before using.
- Cook tortellini in salted water according to package directions. Rinse with cool water, drain and add to a large serving bowl. Pour half of the dressing over the warm pasta and toss to combine. Add the remaining salad ingredients to the tortellini.
- If serving within the hour: toss with desired amount of remaining dressing. Although you can serve salad immediately, I highly recommend refrigerating for at least 30 minutes for the flavors to meld and salad to chill.
- If serving later: Gently toss ingredients to combine but do NOT add remaining dressing yet. Cover and refrigerate. When you are ready to serve, toss with desired amount of remaining dressing.
Notes
This salad is excellent the next day.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 280kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 12gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 600mgPotassium: 400mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 200mgIron: 1mg
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