Pesto Tortellini Salad
Why don't we just re-name the blog "Recipes Kelly Stole from Isaac's" because I seem to have no other recipes amongst my repertoire. Sheesh. Again, this is not really a recipe, but this salad was, and still is, one of the biggest sellers at the restaurant. As with all of Isaac's recipes, I've drastically reduced the quantity from the original (5 lbs. of tortellini, anyone?)
1.5 lbs tri-colored cheese-filled tortellini (or regular white ones, whatever), cooked according to pkg directions and gently rinsed with cold water
1.5 medium-ish tomatoes, diced
1/2 medium-size red onion, diced
1/3 C black olives (do yourself a favor and get some decent olives)
2/3 C or so pesto (I did a mix of basil pesto and arugula pesto)
Dump all ingredients into a bowl and stir until everything is well-coated by the pesto. This is tasty when served immediately but the flavor will continue to develop the longer it sits. As usual, I added 2 handfuls of chopped asparagus but with this recipe you can pretty much use whichever veg makes you happy. A tablespoon or 2 of toasted pinenuts sprikled on top would be yummy.
Other things I've made recently include: Smitten Kitchen's raspberry buttermilk cake and Everybody Like Sandwiches's chocolate peanut butter oatmeal "no bake" cookies. Both recipes are super tasty but the artful berry design I used on the cake sunk into the batter during baking so mine did not look as pretty as Deb's.
1.5 lbs tri-colored cheese-filled tortellini (or regular white ones, whatever), cooked according to pkg directions and gently rinsed with cold water
1.5 medium-ish tomatoes, diced
1/2 medium-size red onion, diced
1/3 C black olives (do yourself a favor and get some decent olives)
2/3 C or so pesto (I did a mix of basil pesto and arugula pesto)
Dump all ingredients into a bowl and stir until everything is well-coated by the pesto. This is tasty when served immediately but the flavor will continue to develop the longer it sits. As usual, I added 2 handfuls of chopped asparagus but with this recipe you can pretty much use whichever veg makes you happy. A tablespoon or 2 of toasted pinenuts sprikled on top would be yummy.
Other things I've made recently include: Smitten Kitchen's raspberry buttermilk cake and Everybody Like Sandwiches's chocolate peanut butter oatmeal "no bake" cookies. Both recipes are super tasty but the artful berry design I used on the cake sunk into the batter during baking so mine did not look as pretty as Deb's.
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