Orange and Grape Tortellini Salad

Tweeky's Note:

Refreshing summer salad. Came from Buitoni and the Meals.com recipe site.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (9 ounce) package three cheese-filled tortellini
• 1 cup red seedless grapes
• 1 cup green seedless grape
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges
• 1/4 cup chopped red onion
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup honey mustard dressing

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions; rinse under cold running water.
2. Set aside to cool.
3. When cool, combine pasta, grapes, oranges, onion and nuts in a medium bowl.
4. Add dressing; toss to coat.
5. Recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.

Reviews

[jaybee chef]

I add diced cooked chicken for a salad meal. We don't care for any honey mustard dressing, they are way to "mustardy" for our tastes. So I toss the cooked pasta lightly with fat free italian dressing and let it cool dressed with that, and then add fat-free mayonnaise, fat-free sour cream, and just enough dijon mustard for our taste. This is of course, then, a different recipe but the idea came from here. It makes a very refreshing salad dinner in the summer. I sometimes use chopped pecans instead of walnuts due to food allergies in some family members. Sometimes I leave out the mandarin oranges. Sometimes I substitute sliced green onions for the red onion, and sometimes add chopped celery, depending what I have on hand. Sometimes I throw in some different seasonings. It's very versatile and you can adjust to your tastes and what you have on hand.

[Chef #170956]

I work at a high school, and I am frequently asked to bring this salad to potlucks. I usually leave out the onions,or add only a very small amount.

[sues4cy]

I was a little apprehensive about mixing these ingredients, but very glad I did. This is an unsual cool salad. I get requests to bring it to every potluck and family gathering. I double the recipe and always substitute slivered almonds for the walnuts. I use the homey mustard dressing #45529 from this site. Makes just enough. I like to make the tortellini ahead and add dressing and cool before adding the rest of the ingredients.