Smoked Salmon and Tortellini Salad

evelyn/athens's Note:

This is a super-easy salad with knock-em-dead flavours! Great for brunch or a light meal. This makes 4 appetizer or 'salad' servings, but it can serve 2 as a main course.

• Total Time: 17 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ¼ cup sour cream
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon dry white wine
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 (½ lb) package fresh cheese tortellini
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ cup thinly sliced red onion
• ¼ cup chopped green onion top
• ¼ cup chopped fresh dill
• 2 tablespoons drained capers
• 4 ounces smoked salmon , cut into thin strips

Directions:

1. Whisk sour cream, oil, juice, Dijon, wine and pepper together.
2. Chill until ready to use.
3. Cook tortellini until al dente; drain.
4. Transfer to bowl.
5. Add 1 tablespoon of oil and toss to coat.
6. Add onion, onion tops, dill and capers; toss again.
7. Cool.
8. Add salmon and enough dressing to coat and toss well.
9. (can be made 8 hours ahead; cover and chill.).

Reviews

[Chef #823879]

This was good! When I tasted the dressing I thought it was going to be terrible, but when it all came together it was very yummy! I think it tasted better room temp the first day than cold the second. Oh, and I had a beer with this (Blue Moon)- the lemony taste from the dish got stuck in the back of my throat for about 20 minutes and made it the most delicious beer I've ever had!

[kelly jean]

fabulous salad! though, i didn't like smoked salmon as much i had hoped i would... not evelyn's fault though! the dressing (i omitted the white wine), capers, tortellini (i used whole wheat), and red onions were delish, though! i just ate around the salmon a bit... ;) tagged and made for the think pink tag game in honor of breast cancer awareness month.

[iris5555]

I thought the dressing was a little astringent, so would next time either leave out one tablespoon of the lemon juice or omit the wine. There was plenty of dressing too, so perhaps I should have just used less? Anyway, the salad was a nice filling lunch!