Tortellini Salad with Feta
Tortellini salad with feta is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the fruit-vegetable category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 200 g sheep cheese
- 100 g black olives
- 400 g tortellini
- juice of one lemon
- 2 small red bell peppers (cut into cubes)
- 2 Zucchini
- Salt
- ground pepper
- 1 tsp thyme leaves
- 1 tsp chopped rosemary needles
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 6 tbsp Olive oil
Instructions
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1.
Prepare the vegetables: wash the peppers, halve them, remove seeds and cut the flesh into cubes. Wash the zucchini, quarter lengthwise and cut into bite-sized pieces. Slice the olives.
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2.
Sauté the pepper cubes and zucchini pieces in a hot pan with 2 tbsp olive oil for about 3-4 minutes, then set aside to cool.
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3.
Mix remaining oil, lemon zest and juice, herbs, salt and pepper into a dressing; add the sautéed vegetables and let marinate.
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4.
Cook the tortellini according to package instructions. Crumble the sheep cheese.
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5.
Drain the tortellini and combine with the vegetables, mix well, season, and garnish with sheep cheese and olives. Serve warm.