{"id":328,"date":"2014-06-04T17:42:21","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T17:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/?p=328"},"modified":"2014-06-10T15:51:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T15:51:33","slug":"pasta-salad-recipe-for-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/pasta-salad-recipe-for-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasta Salad Recipe for Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Caprese Tortellini Pasta Salad<\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-04-at-1.08.43-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-329\" alt=\"Only For Dentists Summer Pasta Salad Recipe\" src=\"http:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-04-at-1.08.43-PM-808x1024.png\" width=\"436\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-04-at-1.08.43-PM-808x1024.png 808w, https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-04-at-1.08.43-PM-236x300.png 236w, https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-04-at-1.08.43-PM.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 9oz pkg of tri-color cheese tortellini<\/li>\n<li>1 pkg of fresh mozzarella balls, in water (marinated or regular)<\/li>\n<li>1 pint\/pkg of grape or cherry tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup italian dressing (see below for recipe)<\/li>\n<li>fresh basil leaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Simple Italian dressing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 cup extra virgin olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup white vinegar<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp Mrs Dash Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tbsp of garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whisk all ingredients together and allow to sit. Giving the dressing some time to mingle will not only infuse flavor into the oil\/vinegar but also soften the dry herbs and seasoning. This dressing will keep in your fridge for about a week so make extra to drizzle over a week&#8217;s worth of salads. If you like balsamic, drizzle your favorite fruity balsamic dressing or glaze over this salad for an extra kick of flavor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Directions:<\/h3>\n<p>Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. \u00a0Add your tortellini and reduce heat to gently cook the pasta to either tender or al-dente according to package directions. \u00a0Grab a noodle to taste-test and remove from heat. \u00a0Strain in a colander and run under cold water to halt the cooking process and prevent soggy noodles. \u00a0Transfer into a medium-large serving bowl along with mozzarella balls, tomatoes,\u00a0and basil. \u00a0Pour in dressing and toss to coat. \u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This recipe is originally from the Peas &amp; Crayons blog. The original recipe can be found\u00a0<a title=\"Caprese Tortellini Pasta Salad Recipe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.peasandcrayons.com\/2013\/06\/caprese-tortellini-pasta-salad.html?utm_source=feedly&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FXsbcc+%28Peas+and+Crayons%29\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caprese Tortellini Pasta Salad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-328","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-recipes","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":336,"href":"https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328\/revisions\/336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlyfordentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}