Mediterranean Tortellini Pasta Salad
Mediterranean tortellini pasta salad features bright fresh veggies, salty feta cheese, and Greek style red wine vinaigrette tossed with pillowy cheese tortellini. It’s filling enough for a hearty vegetarian meal but also makes a delicious side dish for any picnic or potluck this summer!
You know what makes me happy?
An easy meatless meal that could also double as a picnic or potluck side dish.
And this Mediterranean tortellini pasta salad is just thing.
Cheese tortellini with cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, onion slices, feta cheese and vinaigrette dressing…
Such a beautiful combination of Mediterranean essentials.
It’s so delicious and so easy!
Ingredients
To make this you’ll need:
- Tortellini– Cheese tortellini cooked according to the instructions on the package
- Red onion– Thinly slice it and soak the slices in cold water
- Grape tomatoes– Cut in half
- Cucumber– Seeded and diced
- Bell pepper– Seeded and diced
- Feta cheese– Crumbled
- Dressing ingredients– Red wine vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, dried oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, and olive oil
How to Make
This Mediterranean tortellini pasta salad is so easy to make!
Just cook the tortellini according to package directions.
When it’s done, drain the pasta and set aside.
While the tortellini cooks, soak the onions in a bowl of clean, cold water for 5 minutes.
Gently toss the onion slices, tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, cheese, and tortellini together in a large bowl.
In a different bowl, whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, oregano, and red pepper flakes.
Then, slowly whisk in the olive oil until it’s fully incorporated.
Season with salt and pepper.
Pour the dressing over the tortellini salad and gently mix until everything’s good and coated.
Serve this salad warm or at room temperature.
Enjoy!
Storing Leftovers
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 to 4 days.
You can serve the leftovers cold if desired.
Tips and Tricks
- Add some protein into this meal with some shredded rotisserie chicken or even grilled shrimp.
- You could add other veggies as well. Tasty options include pitted, sliced kalamata or black olives, chickpeas, and baby spinach.
- Make sure to soak the onion. It prevents the color from leaching and mellows out the sharp onion flavor.
Other Pasta Salad Recipes
This Mediterranean tortellini pasta salad is a delicious meatless main dish or yummy picnic or potluck side.
Make it and enjoy!
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Mediterranean Tortellini Pasta Salad
Ingredients
For The Salad
- 1 lb tortellini
- 1 red onion thinly sliced
- 1 pint grape tomatoes halved
- 1 cucumber seeded and diced
- 1 green bell pepper seeded and diced
- 4 oz feta cheese crumbled
For the Dressing
- ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the tortellini according to package directions. Drain and set aside.1 lb tortellini
- Soak the onions in a bowl of clean, cold water. Drain after 5 minutes.1 red onion
- In a large bowl add the onion slices, tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, cheese, and tortellini. Gently toss them together.1 pint grape tomatoes, 1 cucumber, 1 green bell pepper, 4 oz feta cheese
- In a different bowl, whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Slowly add the olive oil and whisk everything together until fully incorporated. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the tortellini salad and gently mix until everything’s nicely coated with the dressing. Serve this salad warm or at room temperature.⅓ cup red wine vinegar, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp sugar, 2 tsp dried oregano, ½ tsp red pepper flakes, ½ cup extra virgin olive oil, salt and black pepper
Notes
- Add some protein into this meal with some shredded rotisserie chicken or even grilled shrimp.
- You could add other veggies as well. Tasty options include pitted, sliced kalamata or black olives, chickpeas, and baby spinach.
- Make sure to soak the onion. It prevents the color from leaching and mellows out the sharp onion flavor.
Nutrition
recipe adapted from Eats Well With Others
Sounds like a nice, healthy, filling meal! Happy holidays. :)
Thanks, and I hope the holidays were wonderful at your house.
Looks delicious, fresh and healthy, love all the wonderful flavour-yum!
Thanks, Lily! The flavors blend fabulously.
You are creative – and not just in the kitchen. Great post!
Aww, thanks Hilda! I try, and here’s to hoping we’re creating some wonderful memories and palettes for the Sons!
Looks Delicious
Thank you :)
i like the use of red wine!!
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It gives it that perfect bit of bite amid all the other flavors.
Very clever!
Mum saves the day!!! (Bet you Superman would have struggled!)
Superman’s got nothing on us Moms. Only we can heal a hurt with something as simple and beautiful as a kiss!!
You’re right! Public displays of affection can be a deadly weapon if used on a teenager ;-)
My favorite kind of food!
I love how you made do with what you had in the house, and even made a creative dish! Yum! Thank you so much for bringing this to the fiesta. I’m sure this will be enjoyed by everyone, especially our vegetarian friends. :)
While we love our meats, we do enjoy a great meatless meal too. Sometimes, especially in those last few days before grocery day, we’ve got to get a bit creative otherwise we’d go hungry. And the sons won’t stand for that ;)
The tortellini salad looks delicious. Thank you for sharing this recipe at Fiesta Friday.