Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Tortellini SALAD

Tortellini Salad, a summer favorite in our house! This salad can be served warm or chilled. A great side dish for a summer BBQ's or potlucks! Can even be served as an entree with garlic bread.

Ingredients:
Serves 4
  • one package of frozen or fresh tortellini (I prefer 3 cheese filling for this recipe)
  • one container cherry/grape tomatoes
  • 6 tbl. chopped fresh basil
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1/4 c. EVOO
  • 2 tbl. white vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. sugar
Directions:
  1. Cook tortellini according to directions on the package. Drain pasta and run cold water over it once it's done cooking to cool it down a bit. Place in desired serving bowl.
  2. Slice tomatoes in half, add to the pasta.
  3. Prepare dressing, crush garlic in a small bowl, add chopped basil, EVOO, white vinegar, salt and sugar. Whisk together and drizzle over pasta and tomatoes. Toss to combine then chill in refrigerator or serve right away.

2 comments:

Carrie said...

Thanks for posting this! Just made it tonight and it was DELISH!

Unknown said...

The first time Mikey tried Tortellini he asked if we could have it for dinner every night! Can't wait to give this one a try.