30-Minute Tortellini Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Arugula, and Pine Nuts
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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.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
To allow the hot pasta to soak up the dressing without turning mushy, we found it best to cook the pasta for our tortellini salad until it was tender and then toss it immediately with the dressing before placing it in the refrigerator to ch...
