Tortellini Salad with Tomato Garlic Dressing Recipe - (4.5/5)

Ingredients

• For the Salad:
• 4 10-12 ounce bags frozen tortellini, cooked in boiling water until just done then cooled on a long baking tray
• 1 tablespoon olive oil stirred into the tortellinis while cooling, plus 1 tablespoon olive oil when salad ingredients are mixed
• 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, not in oil, sliced thinly, then halved
• 1 1/2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, halved, any larger tomatoes in the batch quartered
• 1 16 ounce can artichoke hearts, quartered then cut in half
• 6 scallions, green part included, thin, chopped finely
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh basil, sliced chiffonade, then cut in half
• 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt, and more to taste
• 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• For the Dressing:
• 6 medium size tomatoes, cored, cut in half, grated on a hand grater down to the skin, discard skin and transfer grated tomatoes to a mixing bowl
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/8 cup white wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper