Italian Cheese Tortellini Salad
Cheese-filled tortellini pasta, cucumber, tomato, red onion, black olives, and salami tossed with your favorite Italian Dressing!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 (20-24 oz.) pkg. fresh cheese tortellini
- 1 med. English cucumber sliced in half lengthwise, scoop out the seeds with a spoon, slice each half in half lengthwise, then chop into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1 (6 oz.) can med. pitted black olives sliced in half
- 2-3 Roma tomatoes seeded and chopped or cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- 1/2 sm. red onion thinly sliced
- 1 (8 oz.) stick Italian dry salami thinly sliced and quartered
- 1 (16 oz.) bottle your favorite Italian dressing or homemade
- 1 handful baby spinach if desired
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and cool.
- In a large bowl combine the cooled pasta, cucumbers, olives, tomatoes, onion, and salami. Pour about 8 ounces of Italian dressing over the salad and gently toss together.
- Cover and chill for a few hours. Just before serving, add baby spinach and more dressing if desired. Spoon pasta salad into a beautiful bowl or individual serving bowls.
Notes
You can make your own Italian salad dressing if you wish. I have used Kraft Zesty Italian, Olive Garden, and Good Seasons salad dressings and they are all very good!
Recipe updated 8/27/23
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