Tortellini Pasta Salad

There is always a good time for torellini pasta salad but none better than summer. This simple yet elegant looking pasta dish is simple, quick and is oh so perfect for a barbeque, picnic and is even better when arriving home from a long day of work.

As long as I live I will never forget the homemade tortellini soup my mother made. I’m not sure just how many homemade tortellinis’ my mother made but nonetheless, they were served sparingly. I’m not sure if I recall their taste as much as I remember my mother saying before every time you were allowed to get a bowl was, “you better eat them because they are a lot of work”. I never really understood what she meant until I made homemade lasagna and only then did I realize it’s a long and tedious process. To this day I have never learned just how she makes them. I hope one day my mom shares the kitchen with me and shows me just how to make them.

You can venture out on your own and make homemade tortellini’s or you can buy them fresh in your local grocery store. There are a wide variety of tortellini’s available. I personally like the ones with 3-cheeses for this dish and the combination of spinach and plain add a great taste and super presentation.