Description
Get ready to wow your guests with this Hot Honey Tortellini Pasta Salad! This vibrant dish combines tender tortellini, crispy turkey slices, and fresh fruits like peaches and cherry tomatoes, all tossed in a sweet and spicy dressing that brings everything together. Perfect for barbecues, potlucks, or casual family dinners, it offers a delightful balance of flavors that will have everyone coming back for seconds. Quick to prepare and packed with wholesome ingredients, this pasta salad is as pleasing to the eye as it is to the palate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 32 oz tortellini
- 4 oz turkey slices
- 8 oz pearl mozzarella balls
- 15 oz can corn kernels
- 3 small peaches, diced
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, sliced
- 1/2 cup basil, chopped
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup hot honey
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 3 tbsp red apple vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Arrange turkey slices on the baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes until crispy. Set aside to cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cooked tortellini, mozzarella balls, corn kernels, diced peaches, sliced cherry tomatoes, and chopped basil.
- For the dressing: whisk together olive oil, hot honey, Dijon mustard, red apple vinegar, minced garlic, salt, and pepper in a glass measuring cup.
- Chop crispy turkey slices into small pieces and add them to the salad mixture. Pour dressing over everything and toss gently until well combined.
- Serve at room temperature or chilled.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 30mg