Pasta Salad In A Jar - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (9 ounce) package spinach and cheese tortellini (such as Three Bridges(R) Tortellini)
1 (4 ounce) jar pesto (such as Three Bridges(R) Pesto)
1/4 cup halved, seeded, and sliced English cucumber
1/4 cup halved cherry tomatoes
1/4 cup matchstick-sized pieces red onion
1/2 cup chopped mache (lamb's lettuce)
1 canning jar
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Preparation

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook tortellini in the boiling water until they float to the top, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain water. Place in the refrigerator to cool, about 15 minutes.
Layer pesto, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, tortellini, and mache into the canning jar; season with salt and pepper.