30-Minute Tortellini Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Arugula, and Pine Nuts

Name: 30-Minute Tortellini Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Arugula, and Pine Nuts
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 3 tablespoons, lemon juice; 1/2 cup, fresh basil leaves, shredded; 1 , shallot, minced; 1 , garlic clove, minced; ½ teaspoon, table salt, plus salt for cooking pasta; ½ teaspoon, pepper; 2 , (9-ounce) packages fresh cheese tortellini; 12 ounces, cherry tomatoes, halved; 1½ ounces (1½ cups), baby arugula; 1 ounce, Parmesan cheese, grated (½ cup); 1/4 cup, pine nuts, toasted

Main Courses
Pasta
Vegetables
Quick
Salads

Pasta salads are often a bland assemblage of bloated pasta and tired flavorings swimming in an oily dressing. We wanted to change that with a pasta salad that had a bright, assertive vinaigrette and substantial-enough flavorings to make the dish a main-course salad.

SERVES 4 to 6

30-Minute Tortellini Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Arugula, and Pine Nuts

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