Asparagus Tortellini Pasta Salad

There’s the awning that needs to be set up and secured into place. Ideally, a two-person job but often my husband tackles this solo. There’s also all the equipment that needs to be brought out from the “basement” storage compartments.

Asparagus Tortellini Pasta Salad:

Ingredients

• 1 lb refrigerated cheese tortellini
• 1 cup baby asparagus, trimmed & cut into 1.5" pieces
• 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
• 8 oz Feta cheese, crumbled
• 12-16 oz. Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing (I used a creamy variety)
• salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

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1. Prepare cheese tortellini according to package directions. After draining, rinse with cool water & set aside.
2. Blanch baby asparagus pieces in boiling water. Remove to ice bath to stop cooking process. Strain out of ice water & add in to large bowl with cooked cheese tortellini.
3. Add in grape tomatoes and Feta cheese. Pour in Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing. Stir to mix ingredients. Add salt & pepper to taste.
4. Refrigerate a minimum of 30 minutes to chill.
5. You may want to add additional dressing prior to serving, the tortellini will soak it up.

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