Free Recipe @ Vickie's Recipes: Hawaiian Tortellini Salad (Fruit Salads)

Hawaiian Tortellini Salad: Submitted by: Vickie | Date Added: 6 Mar 2017
Listed in: Salads / Fruit Salads Ingredients

Salad
1 (19 ounce) bag frozen cheese tortellini pasta
2 orange bell peppers, cut into bite size pieces
1 English cucumber, cut into quarters and sliced
½ medium red onion, thinly sliced
16 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
12 ounces (about 2 heaping cups) diced ham
1 (14 ounce) can pineapple tidbits in 100% pineapple juice, divided

Dressing
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup pineapple juice (reserved from the can of pineapple tidbits)
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Gourmet Garden garlic paste or fresh grated garlic
2 teaspoons Gourmet Garden Ginger Paste or fresh grated ginger
1 teaspoon course ground black pepper

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook tortellini according to directions on the package. Drain and set aside once cooked.
2. Chop ham and vegetables and set aside. Reserve pineapple juice from can for the dressing. Set aside. Combine salad ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.
3. In a pint size mason jar add dressing ingredients. Shake mason jar until dressing is combined. Pour dressing over salad and gently toss with salad tongs until well coated.

(Cook's notes - Salad is excellent the next day. If you like a lighter dressing coating make 1/2 of the dressing recipe. This gives it a nice and thick coating. If you do not have ginger paste, you can use finely diced fresh ginger or ground ginger to taste (start with 1/4 teaspoon).
This is a fantastic make ahead salad. When making ahead, use 1/2 of the dressing when preparing the salad. Reserve the remaining dressing to pour over the salad before you serve. This will keep the salad nice and creamy. If you use all of the dressing initially your pasta may soak up all the dressing.)

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