Pesto Tortellini Salad is a quick and easy, Mediterranean-inspired pasta salad that’s perfect for parties, cookouts, potlucks and random weeknight dinners!
It’s abundant with bold flavor from briny black olives and capers, sweet sun-dried tomatoes, fragrant basil pesto, peppery arugula and citrusy lemon.
Cheese Tortellini Pesto Lemon Juice Black Pepper Baby Arugula
When the tortellini is al dente, drain them well in a colander, quickly rinse them with cold water, then add them to the bowl with the pesto dressing. Carefully mix the pasta and dressing together until the pasta is well-coated.
Next, fold in the arugula or spinach (if including), artichoke hearts, olives, sun-dried tomatoes and capers and gently stir until well-combined.
You can certainly serve this dish warm immediately. Otherwise, refrigerate it for at least 1 hour to serve a traditional chilled pasta salad.