Greek Tortellini Salad
Ingredients:
2 packages frozen cheese tortellini
1 can black olives, drained, pitted and sliced
4 ounces crumbled feta cheese
1 green pepper, cut into thin strips
1 red pepper,cut into thin strips
1 yellow pepper,cut into thin strips
1 small red onion ,chopped
DRESSING:
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon dried mint
1 teaspoon greek oregano
1 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons sherry
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Preparation:
DRESSING:
1.Mix all ingredients together thoroughly and chill in refridgerator for about an hour.
2.Make tortellini according to package directions, rinse in cold water until completely cooled then drain
3. Add peppers, onions and olives to tortellini and toss.
4. Pour dressing over above mixture an mix well
5. Add crumbled feta cheese right before you serving.
2 packages frozen cheese tortellini
1 can black olives, drained, pitted and sliced
4 ounces crumbled feta cheese
1 green pepper, cut into thin strips
1 red pepper,cut into thin strips
1 yellow pepper,cut into thin strips
1 small red onion ,chopped
DRESSING:
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon dried mint
1 teaspoon greek oregano
1 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons sherry
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Preparation:
DRESSING:
1.Mix all ingredients together thoroughly and chill in refridgerator for about an hour.
2.Make tortellini according to package directions, rinse in cold water until completely cooled then drain
3. Add peppers, onions and olives to tortellini and toss.
4. Pour dressing over above mixture an mix well
5. Add crumbled feta cheese right before you serving.
I know there are beaucoup ingredients but this is so good especially in summer. You can also add cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, artichoke hearts - well anything else you like. I didn’t have sherry when I made this so I used red wine vinegar - I figured hey close enough!