Kids’ Creamy Dreamy Tortelloni Salad
with Orange Slices, Cuke Coins & Waffle Strips
- Milk
- Eggs
- Wheat
- Sesame
This 15-minute vegetarian meal is the perfect lunch box time-saver: wholesome, kid-approved cheese tortelloni with diced tomato and cukes in a creamy, lemony dressing (with “hidden hummus”). Serve with orange slices and cucumber coins for a balanced meal, plus Belgian waffle sticks for a little sweet treat. Serve right away, pack it up, or save it for another meal this week—the quick prep and assembly means more You Time! This recipe is designed to provide lunch for multiple days. For each lunch meal, 3 servings and 6 servings are provided for a 2 person and 4 person box respectively.
Ingredients
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
9 ounce
Tortelloni
(Contains: Eggs, Milk, Wheat)
4 tablespoon
Hummus
(Contains: Sesame)
1 unit
Lemon
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
1 unit
Tomato
1 unit
Orange
1 unit
Cucumber
1 unit
Belgian Waffle
(Contains: Eggs, Milk, Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Combine tortelloni and ½ cup water (1 cup for 6 servings) in a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; microwave for 2 minutes (3 minutes for 6 servings). • Without removing plastic wrap, carefully shake bowl several times to toss tortelloni; microwave until pasta is tender, 2-4 minutes more. (No microwave? No problem! Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Once boiling, add tortelloni to pot. Reduce to a low simmer and cook until tender and floating to the top, 3-4 minutes.)
• While tortelloni cooks, wash and dry produce. • Quarter lemon. Dice tomato into ½-inch pieces. Trim and finely dice half the cucumber; thinly slice remaining cucumber into rounds. Halve orange; slice crosswise into ½-inch-thick half-moons. • Cut waffle into about 1-inch strips.
• In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, hummus, sour cream, and juice from one lemon wedge (two wedges for 6 servings; save remaining lemon for another use). Taste and season with salt and pepper. • Drain tortelloni; rinse with cold water until cooled. Shake off excess water; pat dry with paper towels. Wash and dry bowl. • Return tortelloni to same bowl. Stir in tomato, diced cucumber, and creamy lemon dressing until thoroughly coated.
• To serve: Divide tortelloni salad between plates. Serve with orange slices, cuke coins, and waffle strips on the side. • To stash: Refrigerate tortelloni salad, orange slices, cuke coins, and waffle strips in separate containers, and pack as desired for lunch!
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the tortelloni salad, though some found the hummus-mayo sauce divisive. Kids had mixed reactions to the taste.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, perfect for on-the-go lunches. The microwave cooking method for tortelloni was a cool hack!
- Suggestions: Consider keeping the sauce separate until serving to prevent absorption. Try adding herbs to boost the flavor 🌿.
- Leftovers: Some found it didn't taste as good after refrigeration. Store components separately for best results.
- Kid-friendliness: While some kids loved it, others found the flavors confusing or unappealing. Adjust sauce to taste.
Reviews from our home cooks
This one was really good, and fun to make with the kids. First time we've tried this tortelloni, and made in the microwave - cool hack!
It was really good but I wish I wouldn't have put the sauce on the tortellini before storing it. By the time I took it to work to eat it had absorbed a lot of the sauce. Would have been better if I had added it just before I ate.
I cooked the tortellini according to the recipe but it definitely needed to be cooked longer, so that is why I gave it 4 stars. I expected the waffle to be dry but it was amazing - definitely a win there.
Liked it much better stored this time. I kept the sauce separate from the tortellini until time to serve.
Made this to take on a plane as our own box meals. Way cheaper and a lot better tasting. The kids were happy the adults were happy. So glad we did this.
I was a little hesitant about a hummus sauce, but this was really good. I use these kids lunch meals for me to take to work, and I loved this one!
This was an awesome, quick recipe!! I remixed it to make it Dairy-Free for my daughter, and she loved it. Definitely keeping this one in the books for my picky eater.
It's sooooo good my son is such a picky eater and he actually ate it I was very surprised!!! He even ate cucumber
I bought this for myself to use for lunches at work.... I loved it 😂 would definitely get it again if I saw it listed for the week!
Quick, easy, and perfect to take on the go when I don't have a microwave
