tortellini salad with homemade italian dressing

Ingredients For tortellini salad with homemade italian dressing

• ITALIAN DRESSING:
• 1/2 c

  olive oil, extra virgin
• 1/4 c

  white wine vinegar
• 2 tsp

  granulated sugar
• 1 tsp

  honey
• 1 tsp

  lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp

  coarse ground mustard
• 2 Tbsp

  finely grated asiago cheese
• 1 Tbsp

  finely grated parmesan cheese
• 3/4 tsp

  garlic salt
• 3/4 tsp

  dry parsley flakes
• 3/4 tsp

  dry basil flakes
• 1/8 tsp

  dry oregano
• 1 pinch

  red pepper flakes
• 1 pinch

  freshly ground black pepper
• 1 sm

  pinch paprika
• 1 sm

  pinch onion powder
• 1 pinch

  fine pink himalayan salt or sea salt
• **1 - 2 Tbsp

  water **only if using dressing on a lettuce salad
• SALAD:
• 12 - 15

  cherry tomatoes, quartered (i use red and yellow)
• 3 - 4 slice

  sweet bell pepper, chopped small (orange, red or yellow)
• 12

  kalamata olives, sliced in thirds
• 12 - 15 slice

  pepperoni, quartered or cut in 1/6
• 3 lg

  fresh basil leaves, chiffonade or chopped
• 3 - 4 Tbsp

  prepared italian dressing
• 6 oz

  dried 3 cheese tortellini (or your favorite tortellini, amount for 2 - 3 people; i use barilla.)
• 1/2 Tbsp

  fresh chives