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Your new favorite summer salad! This easy tortellini pasta salad is piled high with Greek-style goodness and tossed in an amazing pesto dressing.
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Greek-Style Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad

Your new favorite summer salad! This easy tortellini pasta salad is piled high with Greek-style goodness and tossed in an amazing pesto dressing.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 -10 servings
Calories 235kcal

Ingredients

  • DRESSING:
  • 1 cup tightly-packed baby spinach
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Juice from 1 lime 1/4 cup
  • SALAD:
  • 16 oz cheese tortellini cooked according to package instructions and 1/2 cup pasta water reserved
  • 1 small cucumber diced
  • 1 sweet pepper diced
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup sliced black olives
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Instructions

  • Make the dressing: Place spinach, basil, pine nuts, and garlic in a food processor. With food processor running, drizzle olive oil through top, pulsing until smooth. Transfer dressing to a small bowl, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Whisk in lime juice.
  • In a large bowl, combine tortellini, cucumber, pepper, tomatoes, olives, and feta cheese. Drizzle dressing and reserved cooking water on top. Stir until salad is evenly coated and season with salt and pepper to taste. Chill salad until ready to serve. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 22.1g | Protein: 6.8g | Fat: 14.2g | Saturated Fat: 2.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11.9g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 252mg | Fiber: 1.2g | Sugar: 2g