Tortellini Salad with Asiago, Peas and Proscuitto Recipe

Tortellini was a new food to me when we moved here to the Chicago area years ago ~ it was absolutely love at first The legend of tortellini is a little The story goes that the pasta was inspired by the navel of the goddess Venus. Supposedly, the beautiful woman and Zeus, after having been in a battle between Bologna and Modena, stay at an inn at a small town outside of Later, after a hearty dinner with much wine, they decide to share a bedroom. The innkeeper was so captivated by them that during the night he peeks through the keyhole of their bedroom door, and all the innkeeper can see is the navel of Venus. This vision mesmerizes him, causing him to rush to his kitchen and create a pasta inspired by Venus' navel.…