Caesar salad with tortellini
6 servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
3 | tablespoons | Fresh lemon juice |
2 | tablespoons | Water |
1½ | tablespoon | Olive oil |
1 | teaspoon | Anchovy paste |
⅛ | teaspoon | Freshly ground pepper |
1 | Clove garlic, crushed | |
9 | ounces | Uncooked cheese tortellini |
12 | cups | Torn romaine lettuce |
1½ | cup | 2\"pieces fresh asparagus(1#) |
¼ | cup | Fresh grated parmesan cheese |
Directions
1. Combine the first 6 ingredients in a bowl and stir well with a whisk and set aside.
2. Cook the tortellini in boiling water for 7 minutes or until tender, omitting the salt and fat. Drain well and set aside.
3. Arrange the asparagus in a vegetable steamer over boiling water.
Cover and steam 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Combine asparagus and tortellini in a bowl, add 2 T of lemon juice mixture and toss gently to coat.
4. Place lettuce in a large bowl; drizzle remaining lemon juice mixture over lettuce and toss well. Add tortellini mixture, tossing gently to coat. Spoon salad onto serving plates, and sprinkle cheese ontop.