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Caprese Tortellini Salad Recipe

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Caprese Tortellini Salad Ingredients:

You can get the full list of ingredients with measurements in the recipe card below.

• Tortellini – Any variety of tortellini works, but we prefer spinach and cheese tortellini because it tastes good with the homemade vinaigrette.
• Cherry tomatoes – You could use grape tomatoes instead.
• Mozzarella pearls – We prefer the mozzarella pearls because you don’t have to do any cutting . You could substitute any other mozzarella, though.
• Basil – Fresh basil tastes better than dried basil in this recipe.
• Olive oil – Since this is coating your entire tortellini salad, you want to use a high-quality oil.
• White balsamic vinegar – This adds sweetness to the dressing
• Salt – Salt is to both season the pasta water and the dressing.
• Seasoning – Lemon pepper seasoning and Italian seasoning both season the dressing.

How To Make A Caprese Tortellini Salad:

Bring a salted pot of water to a boil.

Add the tortellini and boil them according to the package.

Quick note: Like I mentioned above, we use a spinach and cheese tortellini when we make this. I just think the additional spinach inside pairs really well with the fresh basil you add later. But, honestly, any tortellini filling works.

Drain the tortellini, then put it in a large serving bowl.

I serve it in a bowl that has an airtight lid because it’s easier to store leftovers that way, but you can use any bowl.

Cut your tomatoes into slices.

I usually cut each grape tomato into five equally sized pieces. You don’t have to be that meticulous about it, but I did want to let you know the size I cut them in case you wanted to make this recipe look exactly like my photo.

Add the tomato slices into the bowl.

Add the mozzarella pearls to the bowl with the tortellini and tomato.

Quick note: We use the smaller sized mozzarella pearls, known as “little ones,” because the tortellini that I use are a little bit on the smaller side so the smaller mozzarella matches better.

Of course, you could buy a block of mozzarella cheese and cut it into small cubes and use that instead. But, I try to make this as simple as possible because I’m usually serving it at a potluck I’m hosting where I’m already making a half dozen other things, so sometimes I need something easy.

Chop the basil into really small slices and add them to the bowl.

In a separate small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, and seasoning.

You want to whisk this vigorously (or at the very least stir it a lot) in order to incorporate the vinegar into the olive oil oil. If you don’t, you end up with the majority of the salad being coated in bland olive oil and that doesn’t taste as good.

Pour the dressing on top of the tortellini salad ingredients in the bowl.

Gently mix everything together.

You can either set this in your refrigerator until you’re ready to serve it or you can serve it immediately.

Caprese Tortellini Salad: Frequently Asked Questions

More Caprese-Inspired Recipes:

I love the combination of mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil, which makes up caprese. So, I make twists on caprese all the time.

One of our most popular is caprese chicken, which is basically caprese salad melted on top of chicken breast.

I also make a caprese grilled cheese, which is pretty delicious.