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

Name: 30-Minute Tortellini Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Arugula, and Pine Nuts
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
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

SERVES4 to 6

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...