Summer Tortellini Salad
Ingredients
For the Pasta Salad
- 1 package of cheese tortellini
- 1 package of tomato mozzarella tortellini
- 1 large green bell pepper, roughly cut into long strips
- 1 large red bell pepper, roughly cut into long strips
- 1/2 medium cucumber, roughly cut into long strips
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- Salt & peper, to taste
For Garnish
- Parsley, roughly chopped
- Green onions, roughly chopped
For the Italian Dressing
- ¾ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
For the Pasta Salad
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook tortellini according to instructions.
- Drain tortellini and briefly run under cold water.
- Place tortellini in a bowl and set aside.
- Using your Vitamix, be sure the lid is on securely with the lid plug removed.
- Start your machine on variable speed 1 or 2.
- Drop the bell pepper strips, cucumber strips and tomatoes in through the lid plug one or two at a time. For a chunkier chop, use a slower variable speed and blend for a short period of time. For a finer chop, use a faster variable speed and blend for a little longer.
- Strain the peppers, cucumber and tomatoes to remove the excess juice.
- Gently mix the chopped peppers, cucumber and tomatoes with the tortellini.
- Season lightly with salt & pepper.
- Drizzle Homemade Italian Dressing over the pasta salad, to taste.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and chopped green onions.
- Serve chilled.
For the Italian Dressing
- Combine all the ingredients in a Vitamix.
- Blend on Variable speed 2 or 3 until well combined.
- Pour dressing into a mason jar and store in fridge.
- Dressing can be stored for up to one week.
- Shake before pouring.
Recipe by Regan Baroni at https://reganbaroni.com/blog/recipes/summer-tortellini-salad-recipe/