Talk about a fast and easy summer salad! This is a slightly altered Publix recipe. Their recipe called for grilling a pork tenderloin, but I had BBQ'ed some chicken the other night and had leftovers, so I just used that.
The Publix recipe calls for a 10-oz Caesar salad kit.....you know, the bagged lettuce in the produce department. The bag has cut-up romaine lettuce, croutons, and Caesar dressing. I had all of these separately, so I just chopped up some lettuce and added my own croutons. I have a creamy Caesar dressing made up which I used to mix with the rest. I also adjusted the rest of the ingredients to make enough for just us two.
Toss everything together and serve with a crusty baguette and BAM! you've got dinner on another hot summer night.
CAESAR-STYLE TORTELLINI SALAD (6 servings)
1 large tomato, coarsely chopped
1 (10-oz) Caesar salad kit
3 cups frozen cheese tortellini
1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp grated Parmesan
1/3 cup sour cream
2 tsp Dijon
1/3 cup slices black olives, drained
S&P
leftover chicken or pork, diced or shredded
Cook tortellini following package instructions. Reserve 1/4 cup pasta water when draining.
Combine in salad bowl, 1/4 cup Parmesan, sour cream, mustard, Caesar dressing (from kit), reserved pasta water, and S&P to taste; whisk until smooth.
Add tortellinis, olives, tomatoes, croutons (from kit), and lettuce, toss with dressing. Sprinkle with chicken or pork and remaining 1 Tbsp Parmesan.
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