Italian Style Tortellini Salad
- 12 oz bag of uncooked tortellini, I use a cheese and spinach flavor
- 2 clove of finely minced garlic
- 4 roma style tomatoes, diced small
- 4 basil leaves cut into chiffenade ribbons
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp of red wine vinegar
- 8 oz roll of prosciutto and mozzerella combination, if you can't find that, use 8 ounces of mozzarella cut into small cubes and 4 ounces of prosciutto diced.
- 1/2 tsp salt and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
- Cook tortellini in salted boiling water.
- Use about 1 tablespoon salt to 1 1/2 gallons of water.Cook until tortellini are tender, about 8-10 minutes.
- Drain and add tortellini to a serving dish.
- Chop up prosciutto and mozzarella roll into bite sized pieces.
- Toss in all other ingredients leaving toasted pine nuts until ready to serve.
- Serve warm or may be chilled.
- NOTE**To chiffenade basil, place leaves on top of each other, roll, and thinly slice.
- Use your fingers to grasp them and gently fluff apart.
tortellini, garlic, roma style tomatoes, basil, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, roll, salt, nuts
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/363104-italian-style-tortellini-salad (may not work)