Tortellini Rustica Pasta Salad
Easy
This pasta salad is a delightful snack, lunch, or light dinner. Allow your taste buds to tour Italy as you wander through all of the delicious Italian ingredients on your plate.
Prep
20m
Cook
5m
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| Category: | Tortelloni and Tortellini |
Ingredients
For
8
Serving(s)
You will need:
| 1 pound Talluto's Veal Tortellini |
| 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed |
| 6 oz. fresh Basket cheese or Fresh Mozzarella cheese |
| 4 oz. mortadella, diced |
| 4 oz. prosciutto cotto, diced |
| 4 oz. hot and sweet salami, diced |
| 4 oz. Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, broken into small chunks |
| 2 Tbsp Italian parsley, freshly chopped |
| 1/4 cup white wine vinegar |
| 3/4 cup pure olive oil |
| 1/2 tsp garlic powder |
| 1 Tbsp ground mustard powder |
| 1 tsp kosher salt |
| 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper |
Tortellini Rustica Pasta Salad Directions
- Cook the tortellini according to the directions on the package. (Approximately 4 minutes)
- Drain the pasta well and submerge the tortellini in a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process.
- Once the tortellini are cooled thoroughly, drain them well and spread them out on a clean kitchen towel to dry. (this removes any excess water) Set aside while you prepare the other ingredients.
- Dice the basket cheese and the meats into uniform pieces.
- Prepare the dressing by mixing all of the vinegar, olive oil, mustard powder, garlic powder, salt, & black pepper in a blender until well incorporated.
- Place the tortellini in a mixing bowl. Add the diced meats, basket cheese, parmigiano, and peas to the bowl.
- Drizzle with some of the dressing. Adjust the amount of dressing to your taste.
- Toss well to incorporate the dressing with the other ingredients.
- Place the mixed salad into a serving plate and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley.
- Add additional ground black pepper, if desired.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
You can add your favorite ingredients. Try adding olives or sundried tomatoes too!
