Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2007

This was just okay. I followed the recipe as written, and ended up with a lot of extra sauce, I am glad that I did not double it. I found that the sauce tasted too much like mayo and it just did nothing for me. My boyfriend liked this okay, but I won't be making it again. This was too rich for a pasta salad it seemed like. I like my pasta salad refreshing and light, and this was neither of those things.

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KatieTries2Cook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Living In: Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: May 21, 2007

I made this for a luncheon and it was just okay. Way too much cheese and dressing and the dressing needs a kick. Maybe I missed something, but this one won't be a keeper.

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Susan

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 16, 2007

This recipe is excellent! My family raved about it the whole time we were eating it. It's a good mix of flavors with the grapes, dressing, and meat and cheese.

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lmah99

Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2007

I would never have made this if it weren't for the positive reviews... it sounds so wierd! But it WAS really good. Based on the reviews, I did the following: I doubled the sauce, but then did not end up using it all. I reserved about 1 cup of the sauce. I chilled the salad overnight, and added about 1/2 cup of the reserved sauce a couple hours before serving, which really helped with keeping the pasta moist. I also used 2 cups of pasta, left over Easter ham, 1 T of cidar vinegar and 1 T of lemon juice, and I waited to add the onions and grapes until a few hours before serving. (I quartered my grapes so that my toddler could eat the saiad, and I thought they might dry out otherwise). All said, it was really good, and the flavors worked suprisingly well together. My husband loved it. Thanks for all the suggestions!

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TANDAPHILLIPS

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2007

I used bow-tie pasta, red seedless grapes & decreased the cheese tremendously (I only had about 1/2 cup of a shredded mexican blend... (colby, cheddar & jack I think). I had plenty of dressing...probably due to the decrease in cheese. I thought the bites w/out the grapes were just so-so...but if you get a bite that contains all the elements of the recipe....YUMMM! I did think it was best just slightly chilled...the flavors come through more. Thanks Allison!

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IMVINTAGE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Living In: Keller, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2007

I just made the dressing of this recipe for a pasta salad I was making so I'm just rating the dressing not the whole recipe. I found that it didn't have quite enough flavor. I added about 1 tsp more dillweed and sqeezed in some lemon juice to brighten the flavor. I liked cutting the mayo with the sour cream it sure lightened it up! Not bad with the tweaking I made!

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scrapinitblue

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2007

This is a GREAT salad recipe! I have used it for a few years now! Keep coming back on here and looking it up....everyone that has tried it LOVES it (once they get past the thought of grapes in a pasta salad!) Thanks for the wonderful recipe!

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missynee

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Augusta, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2006

I LOVED THIS!!! This was the best pasta salad I have made in years! I brought this to Thanksgiving with the in-laws and everyone loved it! The only thing I will change next time is I will used shredded cheddar instead of cubed. I would recommend this recipe to anyone who is looking for a new side dish with a twist! WOW!

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MAF

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2006

AWESOME salad. I added a couple of ingredients like rainbow shreds to the mixture and made the dressing first and did not let marinate as long as it said and my party ate it up.

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