Easy Tortellini Pasta Salad with Pesto
A simple summery pasta salad, full of flavour with pesto, arugula, and tomatoes.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 515kcal
Ingredients
- 600 g cheese tortellini, fresh, uncooked 2 x 300g packages
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 18 oz bocconcini cheese pearls cut in half
- ¾ cup pesto
- juice of half a lemon
- 2 tbps pine nuts toasted
- arugula
Instructions
- Cook tortellini according to package directions. Cook to al dente. Drain and pat dry. Allow to cool while you prep the remaining ingredients600 g cheese tortellini, fresh, uncooked
- In a large bowl toss together cherry tomatoes, bocconcini cheese pearls, cooked and cooled tortellini and pesto. Toss well. Squeeze the juice of a lemon over the salad, add arugula and toss again until arugula is well coated in pesto. Add additional pesto if needed if salad seems dry. Sprinkle salad with toasted pine nuts. Chill and serve.2 cups cherry tomatoes, 18 oz bocconcini cheese pearls, ¾ cup pesto, juice of half a lemon, 2 tbps pine nuts, arugula
Notes
Use your favourite tortellini in this recipe. I like fresh, but frozen also works. All packages will be slightly different as far as cooking directions, so be sure to cook until al dente so that the tortellini does not completely fall apart in the salad and holds its shape.
I used 2 300g packages of fresh tortellini in this salad. If you grab a slightly larger package, just add a bit more pesto to ensure you have enough to cover all the pasta.
The pesto is a dominant flavour; use your favourite brand or make your own. You will need about ⅔ cups.
Salad is best served the day it is made.
Nutritional information is based on 8 servings. When serving as a side or at a potluck, this salad will easily serve up to 12.
Nutrition
Calories: 515kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 592mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 652IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 376mg | Iron: 3mg
