This is an excellent pasta salad with a lemony tang. Serve Lemon Tortellini Salad as a main dish or a side.
If using a 1-pound package of fresh tortellini, you may slightly reduce the remaining ingredients proportionately, but only slightly.
Description
The lemon juice-mustard dressing combined with the tortellini is quite tasty.
Ingredients
- 1 20-ounce package fresh cheese tortellini, cooked al dente
- 1-1/2 cups chopped red or green bell pepper (or combination of both)
- 1 cup grape tomato halves
- 1 medium lemon, zested and juiced
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1 large clove garlic (or 2 small), pressed
- 2 generous tablespoons Dijon mustard
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the lemon juice and Dijon mustard. Add the olive oil and whisk well to emulsify.
- Add capers, garlic, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Add chopped peppers and tomatoes to cooked pasta. Pour dressing over pasta and toss gently to mix.
- Serve warm or cold. Individual servings may be topped with parmesan cheese.
- Makes about 8 servings.
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