Tortellini Pasta Salad
Cool summer pasta salad entree with Italian antipasti and herbed vinaigrette.
Prep Time45 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Entree Salad, Salad side dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: antipasti, tortellini
Servings: 4
- 12 oz fresh tortellini pasta filling of choice
- 3/4 cup chopped tomato or halved grape tomatoes
- 6 large bottled artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained and quartered
- 2/3 cup bottled lupini beans, rinsed and drained, popped out of the peels
- 1/2 cup sliced pepperoncini, rinsed and drained
- 1/3 cup sliced Kalamata olives
- 1/3 cup sliced red onion
- 2 cups fresh arugula, packed
- 1/2 cup Manchego cheese, cubed into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup finely sliced fresh basil
Herbed Vinaigrette Dressing
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp finely ground pepper
- 1/2 tsp Chili flake
- 1/2 tsp each dry basil, oregano and dill