Tortellini Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (12 ounce) packages cheese tri-colored fresh tortellini
1 (16 ounce) bottle Italian dressing
To taste
cracked black pepper
red pepper flakes
kosher salt
parsley
fresh garlic or garlic powder
parmesan cheese
oregano
1/2 lb cubed hard salami
1/2 lb cubed provolone cheese
1/2 lb cubed pepperoni
Vegetable ideas
chopped tomato
black olives or green olives
cucumber
zucchini or squash
asparagus
shredded carrot
cannellini beans
garbanzo beans
chopped spinach (fresh or frozen)

Preparation

Cook tortellini in boiling water with a bit of salt.
Drain and cool, do not rinse.
Whisk together herbs and dressing.
Chop all your vegetables.
Combine all in a large bowl.
Can be served room temp or chilled.
If chilling, you may have to add more dressing before serving as the tortellini will soak the dressing up.