Tortellini Salad with Sun-dried-Tomato and Balsamic : Robert Irvine

Ingredients

• 2 large red bell peppers
• 1 pound cheese tortellini, fresh or frozen
• 4 scallions (green onions), white and tender green parts only
• 2 cloves garlic, quartered
• 4 to 6 sun-dried tomatoes, oil packed or soaked in water if dehydrated or 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 bunch fresh basil (about 6 ounces), soaked, rinsed thoroughly, and stripped from stems (reserve about a half dozen of the sprigs from the top of the stem for garnish)
• 1/8 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper