Easy Tortellini Salad
Bright, colorful, and bursting with Mediterranean flavors, this Easy Tortellini Salad is a quick and delicious recipe perfect for potlucks, picnics, or busy weeknight dinners. Packed with tender cheese tortellini, juicy cherry tomatoes, crisp cucumber, sweet red bell pepper, tangy kalamata olives, and creamy crumbled feta, this dish comes together in just over 20 minutes. Tossed in zesty Italian dressing and finished with fresh parsley, it’s a refreshing, make-ahead salad that’s ideal for summer gatherings or meal prep. With minimal prep time and crowd-pleasing flavors, this chilled tortellini salad is sure to become a go-to favorite in your recipe collection.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 20 ounces cheese tortellini
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1 cucumber
- 1 red bell pepper
- 0.5 red onion
- 0.5 cup kalamata olives
- 0.5 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 0.75 cup Italian dressing
- 0.25 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the tortellini according to the package instructions, typically about 7-8 minutes until tender. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process.
While the tortellini cooks, prepare the vegetables. Slice the cherry tomatoes in half, dice the cucumber, chop the red bell pepper, thinly slice the red onion, and slice the olives in half if desired.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked and cooled tortellini, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red bell pepper, red onion, and kalamata olives.
Pour the Italian dressing over the salad and toss well to coat all the ingredients evenly.
Add the crumbled feta cheese, fresh parsley, salt, and black pepper. Gently toss the salad to incorporate the added flavors.
Refrigerate the salad for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld together. This step is optional but recommended.
Serve the tortellini salad cold or at room temperature, garnished with additional parsley if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
2550 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 126.5 g | 162% | |
| Saturated Fat | 41.8 g | 209% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 20.9 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 281 mg | 94% | |
| Sodium | 6566 mg | 285% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 274.6 g | 100% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 26.3 g | 94% | |
| Total Sugars | 44.0 g | ||
| Protein | 84.2 g | 168% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 1551 mg | 119% | |
| Iron | 15.8 mg | 88% | |
| Potassium | 2203 mg | 47% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
