I was asked to bring a pasta salad to our Father’s Day lunch. It may have taken 30+ years, but I am sick to death of the classic pasta salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, Italian dressing, and Salad Supreme. I recently saw a recipe for a Greek tortellini pasta salad. I’m not a huge fan of olives or feta cheese, but I thought tortellini would make a great base for a summer salad. I added some tomatoes and cucumbers (it IS a pasta salad, after all), mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil from our garden. Quick, easy, and mighty delicious!
Here’s what you need:
Tomato Basil Tortellini Salad
1 20oz package of cheese tortellini
1 container grape tomatoes
1 cucumber
1 block of mozzarella (I used about 2/3 of the block)
Olive oil
Red wine vinegar
Salt, Pepper, garlic powder, oregano
Fresh basil
1. Boil the tortellini according to the package directions. Drain and run under cold water.
2. Mix the tortellini with the chopped tomatoes and cucumber.
3. Chop about 2/3 of the mozzarella block into cubes and add to the salad.
Dressing
1/4 cup olive oil
3 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
Salt, pepper, garlic powder, and oregano to taste (I just shook everything in, no measuring)
8-10 fresh basil leaves
Mix dressing ingredients together and pour over salad.
Stir everything together and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! I ate some the next day for lunch, and it was just as good. Not soggy at all.
XOXO
This was delicious!!!! Thanks for the recipe 🙂 And where's the obligatory picture of Lu?!?!
Haha That's funny that you asked! I thought about it a little bit after I finished the post last night, but I was too preoccupied with the Bachelorette to go back and add one! Hopefully all my readers survive! 😉