This Tortellini Salad is packed with Mediterranean flavors and tossed in an Italian dressing.
Tender pillows of tortellini, veggies, salami, and artichokes are not only delicious but also colorful and creamy! This recipe keeps well so it can be made ahead of time for potlucks or lunches!
Why We Love This Tortellini Salad
- We love the bright colors and brighter flavors in this recipe!
- This tortellini salad is hearty enough to be the main dish for any meal.
- It’s a great make-ahead party dish or perfect for lunches all week long.
- Did we mention there are only 3 steps to make it?
Ingredients
PASTA Cheese or spinach tortellini is great in this recipe. Tricolor tortellini adds a pretty punch of color.
VEGGIES Crunchy veggies like onions, red & green peppers, & cherry tomatoes add colorful & healthy crunch! Add your own favorites too.
BOLD FLAVORS We love salami but you can use pastrami, prosciutto, ham, or pepperoni for a salty flavor. Artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, and olives are other favorite additions!
CHEESE Since we use cheese filled tortellini, we only add a sprinkle of parmesan for flavor.
DRESSING Keep it quick with pre-made Italian dressing or make your own Homemade Italian Dressing.
Variations
One of the best things about tortellini salad is the ingredients can be mixed and matched for whatever you have on hand!
- Leftover veggies like broccoli or green beans
- Up the protein with leftover shredded chicken or even grilled shrimp.
- Add some olives, artichoke hearts, and sliced pepperoncini.
- Add some Roasted Tomatoes and feta cheese crumbles for a whole new twist!
How to Make Italian Tortellini Salad
- Cook & drain tortellini. Rinse with cold water to stop the cooking.
- Combine with remaining ingredients according to the recipe below.
- Cover & chill before serving.
Dressing Tip
As with most pasta salad recipes, the pasta will soak up some of the dressing as it sits. Cook the pasta firm and dress it very generously. If it is underdressed, it can seem dry.
Leftovers
Italian tortellini salad will last 4 to 5 days in the refrigerator in a covered container. Simply stir and serve!
It’s not recommended to freeze tortellini salad.
More Summer Salads
- Mediterranean Farro Salad – so fresh and colorful
- Classic Macaroni Salad – a crowd favorite
- Italian Pasta Salad
- Bow Tie Pasta Salad – perfect make-ahead dish
- Easy Greek Pasta Salad – Five-star favorite!
Did you make this Italian Tortellini Salad? Be sure to leave a rating and a comment below!
Italian Tortellini Salad
Ingredients
- 16 ounces cheese tortellini
- 1 cup Italian dressing homemade or store-bought
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- ¾ cup salami diced
- ⅓ cup red onion diced
- ½ red pepper diced
- ½ green pepper diced
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese shredded
- 1 tablespoon parsley
Instructions
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil and cook tortellini according to package directions.
- Cool completely by running under cold water.
- Combine all ingredients and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
Notes
- 1 cup marinated artichoke hearts, drained
- 1/2 cup pitted olives
- 1/2 cup sundried tomatoes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Pasta, Salad, Side Dish
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Used cheese tortellini. Delicious with salami but just as good without. Used any kind of Italian shredded cheese. Added sliced olives. Used Ken’s House Italian dressing. Delicious and easy. June, 2023.
This looks delicious I can wait to try this!
So glad you loved it!
Hit with the entire family. And that includes 4 picky kids! Bookmarked your website and will deep dive, thank you!!!
I am so happy to hear this recipe was a hit with the whole family Todd!
Loved it!!! Just left out the artichokes cuz I don’t like them. I’ve made it twice now.
So very yummy! Huge hit at the neighborhood bbq. So many ways to make your own creative variation and super easy with such a wow result!!
I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe Jamie!
This was a big hit at a graduation party I threw..
My husband and I are retired and spend a lot of time in our RV so I am always looking for easy to put together recipes. This was a HIT!! My husband had two bowls and kept commenting on how delicious it was. Couldn’t find the usual refrigerated cheese tortellini I buy, so used the frozen instead. Came out great! Added black olives and used bottled Wishbone Italian dressing. Will be a good addition to a potluck get together. Thanks for sharing! Will be making your Dorito casserole next :)
So happy to hear that, Helaine! We love this pasta salad too!
This was delicious and I plan on making it often.
So glad you loved it Karen!
Made this for my husband and my dad and they both absolutely raved about it! Definitely adding this to the regular rotation. And so easy to make!
I made this recipe as written. I added black olives to it.
Terrific combination of tastes and textures. It even tastes great without dressing.
So glad you enjoyed it, Catherine!
Made this today along with the Italian dressing. Delicious! My husband said it is a keeper!
Can not wait to make the pecan bars
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Looking forward to making this
Look forward to trying some of these recipes!
LOVE LOVE this. I made this this morning and OHHH my it is delicious. I added some pepperonis to mine. This is for sure a side dish where i go
So happy to hear that Paula! We love it so much too!