Tortellini Salad is a delicious & fresh tasting salad that is perfect for a summer side dish! Full of summer squash, zucchini & other yummy summery ingredients.
This is an updated version of a recipe & post I shared in 2013. Both the pictures & the recipe has been updated but the rest of the post remains the same.
I mentioned back in April that at my church’s salad supper, someone had brought a terrific and yummy Tortellini Salad. I started to look for a recipe but none of them seemed quite right. So I made my own and added squash, since I love squash & zucchini in the summer. (Check out my Fruit & Zucchini Smoothie.)
Yield: 6 people
Tortellini Summer Salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz Tortellini, or 1 pkg frozen tortellini
- 1 medium summer squash, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 medium zucchini, cut into bite sized pieces (or pepperoni)
- 1/2 cup sliced olives
- 1 can Italian style diced tomatoes, do not drain
- 2-3 tbsp zesty Italian dressing
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook tortellini according to package. Throw squash into boiling water with tortellini for last 1-2 minutes. Drain tortellini and place in medium size bowl.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate until serving for at least 30 minutes.
There is a bite of summer in every bite of this salad and I love the tortellini also. In fact, I’ve been eating a lot more tortellini lately after having the tortellini salad at the salad supper.
I love how easy and summery this salad. I love pasta salads in the summer and I’m becoming a bigger and bigger tortellini fan.
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Your recipe looks so good! I can’t wait to try it!
My whole family loves a great pasta salad!
Lucy, this is delicious! My family loves tortellini and this would be the perfect dish to take to the pool for lunch <3
It does make an awesome lunch!
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Thanks for all the nice comments! If you try it out be sure to let me know how it turns out.
Looks good. Pasta salads are so good for picnics. Pinned.
Thanks for sharing at Saturday Dishes.
Wishes for tasty dishes,
Linda @ Tumbleweed Contessa
Must make this my kids love pasta salad and so do I!
Looks good!
Hi, I saw your recipe on rediscovering mom and this recipe looks like a winner. I also love the look of you blog, it’s different and nice.
Jullie from julieslifestyle.blogspot.com
great recipe!!!We love tortellini!!!