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Southwest Cheese Tortellini Pasta Salad

🇺🇸 United States · Southwestern

Servings: 5 Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 8 minutes Total: 28 minutes

Ingredients

  • 20 oz package three cheese tortellini (refrigerated)
  • 1 cup corn, cooked
  • 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 avocado, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/4 cup red onion, chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • juice of 2 limes
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • salt and black pepper, to taste

Steps

  1. Cook tortellini according to package instructions, then drain and rinse with cold water.
  2. In a large bowl, combine tortellini, corn, black beans, bell pepper, avocado, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and cilantro.
  3. In a jar, combine olive oil, lime juice, rice vinegar, garlic, sugar, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Shake to combine.
  4. Pour desired amount of dressing over the pasta salad and toss to coat.

Notes

You may not need all of the dressing; add gradually to taste.

Source: tastesbetterfromscratch.com