Tortellini Salad With Salami And Cheese

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 (13 ounce) bags cheese tortellini
• 1/2 lb genoa salami
• 1 green bell pepper
• 2 small bunch broccoli
• 1 (8 ounce) package cheddar cheese (i use orange cheese, makes the salad more colorful)
• 8 ounces italian salad dressing
• garlic salt

Recipe

• 1 cook tortellinis for minimum cook time as directed on package.
• 2 drain tortellinis and rinse with cold water.
• 3 cut broccoli into bite size pieces. i discard most of the stems.
• 4 put broccoli in saucepan, cover with a few inches of water, and boil for 3 to 4 minutes. do not overcook!
• 5 drain broccoli and rinse with cold water.
• 6 cut green pepper into 1-2" pieces.
• 7 cut cheese into small cubes.
• 8 slice the salami into strips using a sharp knife.
• 9 put everything into a large bowl, sprinkle with some garlic salt, and toss with about half of a 16 oz bottle of salad dressing. you can use more or less depending on your tastes, but half seems to work pretty well.
• 10 refrigerate for a few hours before serving.