Pasta Salad in a Jar
Description
This quick and easy pasta salad is a great on-the-go lunch that layers tortellini, pesto, tomatoes, and mache lettuce in a canning jar.
Ingredients
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1 (9 ounce) package spinach and cheese tortellini (such as Three Bridges® Tortellini)
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1 (4 ounce) jar pesto (such as Three Bridges® Pesto)
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1/4 cup halved, seeded, and sliced English cucumber
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1/4 cup halved cherry tomatoes
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1/4 cup matchstick-sized pieces red onion
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1/2 cup chopped mache (lamb's lettuce)
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1 canning jar
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
Directions
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook tortellini in the boiling water until they float to the top, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain water. Place in the refrigerator to cool, about 15 minutes.
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Layer pesto, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, tortellini, and mache into the canning jar; season with salt and pepper.