Cheese-filled tortellini pasta, cucumber, tomato, red onion, black olives, and salami tossed with your favorite Italian Dressing!
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6
Ingredients
1(20-24 oz.) pkg. fresh cheese tortellini
1med. English cucumbersliced 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 olivessliced in half
2-3Roma tomatoesseeded and chopped or cherry tomatoes sliced in half
1/2sm.red onionthinly sliced
1(8 oz.) stick Italian dry salami thinly sliced and quartered
1(16 oz.) bottle your favorite Italian dressing or homemade
1handfulbaby spinachif 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