TORTELLINI SALAD
This fresh, vibrant, and utterly delicious Tortellini Salad feeds a crowd on a dime. The best part: you can put it together in minutes!
Ingredient
- 1 summer squash ($1.10)
- 1 zucchini ($0.75)
- 1/2 tsp salt ($0.02)
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes ($3.00)
- 1/2 red onion ($0.38)
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach, packed ($1.49)
- 1/2 cup sliced black olives ($1.99)
- 3/4 cup Italian dressing ($1.42)
- 1/2 cup chopped Italian Parsley ($0.30)
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese ($0.33)
- 1 lb cheese tortellini ($4.79)
Direction
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First, cook the tortellini according to the package directions. Then drain well and cool in a very large bowl in the fridge.
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While the tortellini is cooking, slice the summer squash and the zucchini into 1/4-inch rounds and then quarter the rounds. Add them to a large bowl and sprinkle with salt and mix.
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Slice the cherry tomatoes in half. Slice the red onion in 1/4 inch half moons and soak it in cold water to dull its sharp flavor. Chop the parsley, and if the baby spinach leaves are large, chop them as well.
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Once the tortellini has cooled, top it with the cherry tomatoes, red onion, zucchini, squash, baby spinach, and sliced black olives. Then drizzle with 1/2 cup of Italian dressing.
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Next, top the salad with chopped Italian parsley and Parmesan cheese. Then drizzle with the final 1/4 cup of Italian dressing. Finally, mix, and serve! Wasn't that easy?
