Lite and zesty take on Tortellini Salad with mango, avocado, lime dressing and spicy taco shrimp. Spicy lime mango and avocado compliment rich cheese Tortellini so well.. I call this a Mexican Tortellini Salad. Forget creamy salads, I guarantee, this will become your new favorite way to Tortellini Salad.Every forkful here has something delicious - cheesy tortellini, sweet mango, creamy avocado, spicy shrimp and zippy dressing to balance and bring everything together. AmaZing!
This vibrant salad has everything for a filling weeknight dinner salad or weekend BBQ salad.
Start of Spring and I'm all ready to eat lot more salads. Salads make more than 50% of our spring-summer menu. This is the reason salads show up on CDH often.
So, here I'm. Starting April with a flavorful-packed Tortellini Salad. Let's dig in!
How to serve Tortellini Salad for Potluck:
ThisTortellini Salad is best when served at room temperature. When serving later, I mix in half of the dressing when making the salad and keep the other half to mix when serving. This refreshes the salad and balances the seasoning because pasta based salad can drink on dressing when setting for long. When I make Tortellini Salad with spicy shrimp I pack the salad with Ice Pack to keep shrimp fresh.
If you looking for more Potluck Salads, try one of following:
1) Caesar Pasta Salad 2) Greek Pasta Salad 3) Pasta Salad Collection
What Kind of Tortellini to Use for Tortellini Salad
CheeseTortellini works great forTortellini Salad when making a creamy Tortellini Salad or lite Tortellini Salad such as this one. If you like less cheese in overall meal, go for mini tortellini or buy spinach or veggie-filled tortellini. My personal favorites are squash or sweet potato tortellini which are 1) lite than cheese filled ones 2) go great with a lite dressed healthier salads.
This salad is one perfect make-your-own salad with lots of room to add or subtract any thing you like. I like to:
1) VegetarianTortellini Salad: Simply skip the shrimp or add tofu sauted in same spices I listed for shrimp and you have a perfect Vegetarian salad. 2) VeganTortellini Salad: Go a step further, use veggie-filled vegan Tortellini sold in specialty isle of most stores. Skip shrimp or replace with tofu and you have a vegan salad. 3) ChickenTortellini Salad: If you are okay with meat, replace shrimp with grilled chicken for Chicken Salad.
You can also use grilled peaches instead of mango in this salad. Either case, please make sure to use ripe stone fruit. Ripe sweet mangoes or sweet peaches only. Ripe mangoes brings the best flavor in this salad and it should not be missed.
Friends, April is official Spring month. I'm ready to bring lot more zesty, fresh and bright recipes your way.
Remember, every season I also continue my Detox Salad series. These salads are carb-free and build with my hours of research to help you detoxify naturally and yet eat scrumptious. All these salads have rave reviews on blog and I highly recommend adding these to your diet regime.Cauliflower Broccoli Detox Salad,Celery Detox Salad,Lentil Avocado Summer Glow Salad,Carrot Broccoli Detox Salad, andQuinoa Power Detox Salad.
I hope you are enjoying a wonderful weekend.
Now, I sign-off and hope to see your around soon. -Savita
Mexican Tortellini Salad
Total Time:Prep Time:Cook Time:Cuisine:Mexican (Pasta, Salad) Difficulty:Easy
Yields:4 Servings- Serves:4
Ingredients
Shrimp
Smart Swap: Skip Shrimp for Vegetarian Tortellini Salad
Directions
1. Heat half of oil in a skillet. Add shrimp in single layer, sprinkle half of seasoning. Cook for 3 minutes. Turn, add remaining seasoning, continue co*king (2-3 minutes) until shrimp is pink-orange all over. (don't overcook the shrimp) Remove from heat and set aside.
2.Cook Tortellini as per package direction. I usually bring a pot of water to rolling boil. Season with salt. Add Tortellini and cook for 3 minutes or until it is just al-dente. Rinse with room temp filtered water and set aside.
3.In a bowl, add minced garlic, followed by lime juice, zest, olive oil, oregano, fresh chopped herbs, salt and black pepper. Whisk well to combine.
4. Add avocado, toss in dressing. Add mango, cucumber, cooked and cooled Tortellini. Gently mix everything. Taste and adjust salt, lemon juice.
5.Top with cooked (now cool) shrimp. More fresh herbs. Serve and enjoy. Best served cold or at room temperature.
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Tortellini filled with ricotta, Parmesan, and romano cheese—all combined with an insanely tasty creamy garlic and rosemary tomato sauce topped with more Parmesan cheese.
Depending on the filling, tortellini are delicious with everything from cream-based sauces to red marinara-type sauces, browned butter, pesto, and even walnut sauce. They remind me of ravioli, so if you'd eat it with ravioli, you can eat with tortellini.
It is a traditional pasta in the Bologna region of Italy and is often served in broth. In Italy, it is traditional to serve tortellini this way on Christmas Eve. Tortellini is also good with cream and butter, or in a tomato cream sauce.
Tortelloni is pasta in a similar shape, but larger, typically 5 g, vs. 2 g for tortellini. While tortellini have a meat-based filling, tortelloni are filled with ricotta and sometimes with parsley or spinach.
If I have homemade marinara, I serve it with marinara. If I have a jar of alfredo, I serve it with alfredo. If I have no sauce, I combine butter and olive oil, sprinkle in a generous portion of bread crumbs and toast, and then toss the tortellini in it. If I have no bread crumbs, I just eat it plain.
Once your tortellini is cooked, savour by itself, toss with a fresh sauce, or use it in a delicious recipe. If you prefer chicken, shrimp or vegetables, tortellini are perfect for an elevated yet simple meal that the entire family will enjoy.
As with any uncooked food, there is a chance of cross contamination; the cheese can have listeria, the pork or beef e. Coli, the raw egg could have Salmonella. You take your chances eating it raw.
Tortellini originates from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and it is particularly associated with Bologna. The meat and cheese used in the pasta can vary, with common fillings being prosciutto and Parmesan or ricotta cheeses.
Macaroni or pasta salad, made with Italian dressing contains 269 calories per 204 g serving. This serving contains 7.6 g of fat, 7.6 g of protein and 43 g of carbohydrate. The latter is 4.9 g sugar and 3.3 g of dietary fiber, the rest is complex carbohydrate.
There are 278 calories in 1 cup (100 g) of Costco Tortellini Pasta Salad. * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients. Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Cows' Milk, Culture, Salt and Enzymes), Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Part-Skim Cows' Milk, Culture, Salt and Enzymes), and Asiago Cheese (Cows' Milk, Culture, Salt and Enzymes), Starch and Powdered Cellulose to Prevent Caking. Contains Milk.
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