Italian Christmas Pasta Salad | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the pasta salad:***
• 1 (20-ounce) package cheese tortellini
• 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 1/2 cup olives, such as Kalamata, halved or whole
• 1 cup cucumbers, chopped
• 1 cup pepperoni, chopped
• 1 cup mozzarella pearls
• 1 cup sharp provolone cheese, chopped
• 1 cup pepperoncini, drained and roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1/4 cup red onion, diced
• ***For the dressing:***
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh herbs, such as basil and/or parsley, chopped, plus more, whole leaves, to taste, for garnish
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• flaked sea salt, to taste
• ground black pepper, to taste