Tortellini Pasta Salad is probably my favorite pasta salad. There’s something about big fluffy cheese tortellini in the salad that makes it so delicious and substantial. This lemon vinaigrette with chopped fresh rosemary is also deliciuos. Perfect for lunch or for dinner on a hot summer day. The grape tomatoes, cucumber and Dried Cherry Tomatoes are from my garden. As well as the chopped rosemary and lemon juice in the vinaigrette. I love recipes that help me use what’s growing and being harvested in my yard.
For the Vinaigrette
Extra virgin olive oil
Lemon juice
Lemon zest
Rosemary
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Salt
Pepper
Start with a large mixing bowl that will fit the whole salad. Combine all the vinaigrette ingredients and mix well.
For the Tortellini Pasta Salad
Cheese tortellini
Cucumber
Grape tomatoes
Green olives
Garbanzo beans
Pepperoncini
Cook the tortellini according to package directions and set aside to drain and cool. Chop the cucumber and slice the pepperoncini. Drop the tortellini into the mixing bowl with the vinaigrette, along with the remaining ingredients.
Toss well and serve.
Tortellini Pasta Salad
Tortellini Pasta Salad is probably my favorite pasta salad. There's something about big fluffy cheese tortellini in the salad that makes it so delicious and substantial.
Ingredients
- For the Vinaigrette
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- For the Tortellini Pasta Salad
- 24 ounce package cheese tortellini
- 1 cucumber
- 1 cup grape tomatoes
- 1 cup green olives
- 15.5 ounce can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup Dried Cherry Tomatoes
- 5 pepperoncini, sliced
Directions
- Step 1 Start with a large mixing bowl that will fit the whole salad. Combine all the vinaigrette ingredients and mix well.
- Step 2 Cook the tortellini according to package directions and set aside to drain and cool.
- Step 3 Chop the cucumber and slice the pepperoncini.
- Step 4 Drop the tortellini into the mixing bowl with the vinaigrette, along with the remaining ingredients.
- Step 5 Toss well and serve.
