Recipe(tried): Pasta Salad (using tortellini with oil and vinegar dressing)

PASTA SALAD

FOR THE SALAD:
1 pkg cheese tortellini
1 can artichoke hearts
1 carrot, thinly sliced
Broccoli florets (or asparagus)
1 red bell pepper, sliced into short strips
3 green onions, thinly sliced
Grated Parmesan Cheese
FOR THE DRESSING:
2/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon mustard
Salt and pepper, to taste*
Chopped fresh basil, to taste

Cook the tortellini according to package directions.

Drain and rinse the artichoke hearts and cut them into quarters. Add the remaining salad makings (except the Parmesan).

Combine the ingredients for the dressing and toss with the salad. Give it a generous sprinkling of Parmesan and refrigerate.

*You might want to be a little easy on the salt in the dressing because of the Parmesan and the cheese in the tortellini.