Tortellini Salad is a colorful pasta salad is packed full of flavor with tender pieces of ham, cheese tortellini and fresh, crisp veggies. Serve it at spring and summer parties!
Tortellini Salad
Pasta salads are perfect for picnics. Now that the nice weather is almost here, I’m so ready for more spring-y foods. I say almost because the snow still has not melted. Hopefully soon though…
I love this Tortellini Salad because of it’s vibrance and incredible taste. Tortellini is my favorite type of pasta to eat. If you haven’t used it in a pasta salad yet, you are missing out.
Each time I bring this easy pasta salad with me to parties and BBQs, it’s always one of the first dishes gobbled up by hungry guests. No one can resist a hearty helping!
Tortellini Salad Ingredients
As you can guess, the pasta used is tortellini. I use fresh cheese tortellini found in the deli section of my local grocery store.
It also has chopped cooked ham as the main protein. If you want to make it vegetarian, you can leave the ham out.
As for veggies, you’ll find red pepper, carrots, peas and green onions. You can use canned green peas or thawed frozen peas. The frozen peas will have a more vibrant color.
Tortellini Salad Dressing Ingredients
The dressing is super yummy! It’s a mixture of vegetable oil, white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, fresh chopped parsley and minced garlic cloves.
I’ve been adding Dijon mustard to my homemade salad dressing recipes lately. I love the kick of flavor it adds.
How to Make Tortellini Salad
Grab a big bowl and add the cooked cheese tortellini, ham, red pepper, carrots and green onions. Give it a good toss to combine.
In a small bowl, whisk together vegetable oil, white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, parsley and garlic. Pour over the salad and toss to combine.
Chill in the fridge for two hours before serving. Store any leftovers covered in the fridge.
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Do you like tortellini in your pasta salads?
Tortellini Salad
This colorful pasta salad is packed full of flavor with tender pieces of ham, cheese tortellini and fresh, crisp veggies.
Ingredients
- 1 500g package cheese tortellini, cooked
- 1 cup ham, chopped
- 1 red pepper, julienned
- 1 carrot, julienned
- 1/2 cup peas
- 2 green onions, sliced
Dressing
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
Instructions
- Add cheese tortellini, ham, red pepper, carrots, peas and green onions to a large bowl and toss to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk together vegetable oil, white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, parsley and garlic. Pour over salad and toss to combine.
- Chill for 2 hours before serving.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 cupAmount Per Serving: Calories: 483Total Fat: 33gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 552mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 3gSugar: 2gProtein: 12g
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