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Caesar Tortellini Salad with Pork is something light and does not take long to prepare. Summer being on us, I know I want something that tastes good, light and does not heat my home up like an oven. I think we have enough heat and moisture outside that we do not need it while we are cooking in our homes!
Caesar Tortellini Salad with Pork Ingredients:
1 Large tomato, chopped
1 bag Caesar salad kit
1 lb pork chops, no bones
1 tbsp olive oil
1 package cheese tortellini
1/4 to 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 c sour cream
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/3 black olives (optional)
sea salt
pepper
Caesar Tortellini Salad with Pork Preparation:
Bring water to boil for the pasta. Add a pinch or 2 of salt to season the water. Preheat your pan to sear your chops.
Season your pork with a little sea salt and pepper on each side and olive oil. Place your chops into the heated skillet. Let them seer on each side for about 3 to 5 minutes on a medium heat. When cooked remove the pork from the heat and let the stand for about 5 to 10 minutes before slicing into strips.
Cook your tortellini following the package instructions. You need to reserve about a 1/4 cup of pasta water when you drain your tortellini.
Combine in a large salad bowl 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, sour cream, mustard, Caesar dressing mix from your kit, reserved pasta water, and pepper to taste. You need to whisk all ingredients until smooth.
Add tortellini, olives (if you desire), tomatoes, croutons (from Caesar Salad kit), and the salad greens. Toss these ingredients with the dressing you mixed up. Your pork you have cooked and laid off to the side, slice and layer over the top of your salad. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top and serve to your family and friends!
What a beautiful salad to sit down and enjoy, don’t you think? If you are watching carbs, this is a great tasting treat that will not make you feel guilty. It does not take a long time to cook and everyone will enjoy themselves while battling the brutal summer heat! I hope you enjoy!
(recipe adapted by Publix Aprons)
37 comments
This looks absolutely yummy. You can cook for us any day, we have your tastes! I’ll be trying this one soon.
LOL! Sounds like a blast! I really hope you enjoy it!
What a yummy change to a Caesar salad. This looks delicious.
I love all the ways you can have Caesar Salad. I am such a huge fan of Caesar salads I can’t wait to try them all.
This looks so delicious. I can’t wait to try this recipe.
my mouth watered in an instant!! this looks so yumm, definitely going to try it
The Caesar Tortellini Salad with Pork salad looks good. I would switch out the pork with chicken. Not much of a pork fan. Great photos!
Caesar salad will always be one of my favorites and it’s really something I can eat all day. And although I don’t eat pork, I’m sure this will be great with chicken as well! Thanks for the lovely recipe!
I am going to have to try putting chicken breast in it next time. Hope you enjoy!
Never thought to put tortellini with salad. Interesting but looks like it works
Wow, That recipe really looks good I would love to try this.
Well I love that you included meat into this recipe. No so sure about just salad. This looks amazing and healthy.
That looks really good. I love a good salad. I’ve been looking for new salad recipes too, so this will be a good one to try out.
I really appreciate salad recipes in the summer because they don’t really take much time to prepare and it’s also really light and fresh! Love that you added pork slices, it’s going to be a great addition to the dish.
This is a great recipe as i have never tried caesar salad with pork yet but think it makes a wonderful combination.
You sold me on the “Caesar Tortellini”! A marvellous start to the name of a recipe and looking at the photos and ingredients, I can’t wait to try it!
This looks really good. I have never had this with pork before. I bet it adds a great flavor. Can’t wait to try it.
This looks amazing. Love this recipe.
That’s a nice looking pork recipe. My two oldest boys would love this one!
Looks so delicious! It is a must try for this weekend
This dish sounds really new to me. I want to try it, looks delicious!
I could thrive on salads. That one looks amazing. I can’t wait to try it.
The salad looks delicious! I don’t eat pork, though. I will try this with grilled chicken.
A lot of people I have seen does not eat pork. I could not see any reason this would not be good with chicken! I will be trying that next time as well!
Caesar salad is my all-time favorite. Love that it has pork for some added taste. Thanks for sharing!
We don’t eat pork, but if I did, this recipe sounds bomb!
Yum this look like a really nice recipe – very healthy!
Oh yum! I love caesar and I love tortellini,but I never thought to combine the two! Yum!
I bet that taste so good!
It’s a complete meal!
Thanks for sharing.
Oh goodness, this looks great! What a delicious way to take a Caesar salad up a notch!
I never tried making a salad using pork before! That looks so delicious and filling.
We don’t do pork, but I bet it would taste amazing with chicken. I’ll have to give it a try.
A lot of people do not eat pork, but yes I think chicken would be really good on this salad, especially grilled chicken! Yum!
I thought about trying a fish too, like Barramundi.
Now this is the kind of salad that I want to have. It has green leafy veggies and has pork. Definitely yummy!
Love visiting other’s blog to learn something new. And most of the time, i would end up hungry with all the appetizing food i have seen.
Cesar salad is one of my favorites and the addition of the pork is terrific. Such a great salad for any time of year
sounds good. New take on a classic salad.