Italian Pasta Salad

This pasta salad was fueled by a couple forces, my need for something light and my need to rid my cupboards/refrigerator of random ingredients that for some reason I purchased over the past couple of weeks.

While staring aimlessly in my refrigerator this AM, I channelled my good friend Katie who is the queen of throwing bizarre ingredients together to create something tasty.

I'm calling this "Italian Pasta Salad" because it reminds me of an antipasto plate....and well, "Random Crap Pasta Salad" doesn't sound very appetizing.

Ingredients

2 cups cooked cheese tortellini

1 cup cooked orzo pasta

1/4 C chopped Olives

1/4 C diced roasted peppers

1/2 cup crumbled/shredded dry cheese (I used a dry garlic jack that I picked up at the farmers market)

1 C thawed chopped frozen spinach

1 C chopped walnuts

1 C chopped artichoke hearts

1/4 C finely diced red onions

To Taste:

Olive oil (approx 1/4 C)

Balsamic Vinegar (Approx 1/4 C--more if you like it tangy)

Salt and pepper

It was weird but very good!