Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

Made this for a baby shower and followed the recipe exactly except for leaving out the salami to keep it vegetarian. I thought it was okay but needed more salt. Next time I will include the salami and maybe some diced cheese.

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suzygracyk

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Living In: Waldorf, Maryland, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

Huge hit at my daughters birthday party. Kids and adults went for it. I hate celery so for crunch I added some thinly sliced baby carrots. I chilled it overnight with most of the dressing on then added some extra dressing just before serving and it was great! Will definately be making again and again.

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Robin Kinnelly

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Canton, Michigan, USA

Living In: Fort Wainwright, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2009

Very good pasta salad. I've made it a couple of times this summer and the dressing is light and tasty and simple to make. I keep my pasta and dressing seperate until I am ready to use the salad, as the pasta absorbs so much of the dressing when it sits.

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Janice Smith

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Trufant, Michigan, USA

Living In: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2009

Nice twist on an old favorite. Sauce has good flavor, but needs something extra. Instead of cubed cheese, I used a blend of the shredded provolone and mozzarella. Great recipe to start with, that can be adapted to your own taste.

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Reviewed: May 28, 2009

It tasted too much like mayo. I tried adding pesto to it and I still was not impressed with the flavor.

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2009

I can't believe I haven't reviewed this recipe before. I have been literally making it for 9 years & it is always requrested. Every holiday & potluck, this is what I get rave reviews from absolutely everybody on.

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KGRAVEL

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2009

Good, easy recipe. Perfect for summer get-togethers!

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Sarah

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2008

This is a great pasta salad. I made a few modifications for personal taste. I added 1 cup chopped red roasted peppers, 1/2 cup sliced green pimento stuffed olives and 3/4 cup shredded parmesan-romano cheese and increased the dressing to keep it from being too dry. I make this salad all the time and everyone loves it. Thanks for the recipe !

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HONEYBEAR24

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Chapel Hill, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2008

I've made this recipe numerous times over the past few years and it always receives rave reviews. I just made it again on Saturday for my daughters' birthday party to accompany pizza for 49 guests. It was a huge hit! Recipe doubles well.

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2008

Very good! I kept going back for seconds...thirds!! Fairly easy to make & everyone at the picnic loved it!

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2008

The recipe was ok. I didn't care for the salami in it!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Syracuse, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2008

Very yummy! I couldn't find "Genoa" salami, so I used Oscar Meyer "Hard Salami" for sandwiches and it was delicious.

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foxycook

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2008

I know this recipe got a lot of great reviews from other people; however, I was very disappointed. It was extremely dry and not that tasty. I covered it and let it set in the refrigerator. I even made extra dressing and brought it along for those who wanted to add a little more. The only change I made was using ham in place of salami. It just wasn't a hit at all. There were about 20 people at the party as samplers and not a one said it was good or asked for the recipe. And this was a group, that when a recipe is good they all want a copy.

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Carolina

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Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2008

I was disappointed in this recipe! I followed the recipe exactly and refrigerated it overnight. This morning it was very, very dry and even the 1/2 cup of the dressing I had reserved was not enough. I ended up adding about a cup of Italian dressing which I luckily had on hand. Except for that, the dish is tasty.

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Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2008

pretty good, but better the next day. was my lunch for the last couple days. Added green bell pepper and some pepperoni to it too. Yum

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lillaurabean

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Winlock, Washington, USA

Living In: Tacoma, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2008

I tried this recipe with ham instead of salami, and it was delicious. I loved the creamy sauce instead of the oily sauce other pasta salads have, and the chunked ham blended in nicely. I think salami would work just as nice, but the ham caught my eye at the grocery store. Just be sure to not cook the pasta too long - sitting overnight in that sauce softens it up even more. Keeping this one in the recipe box at home!

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Adrienef

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Home Town: Sitka, Alaska, USA

Living In: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2008

DELISH~I didn`t have all the specialty ingreadiants like the salmai, pepparoni sausage or provolone cheese. Or even the olives and peas, lol. But, I made the dressing exactly as wrote. It rocked! I used fettacine noodles because that was all I had. I only had regular pasta salad veggies (carrots, green onion, bracoli, tomatoes and red, yellow and orange peppers). It was the best pasta salad everyone loved the neat twist on a classic. Everyone was pleased even the toddlers! A KEEPER, I WILL MAKE THIS INSTEAD OF THE USUAL ITALIAN DRESSING ONE I MAKE.

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KUPPUSAMY

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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2008

This was excellent, didn't change a thing, except I forgot to add the olives, still good. Loved the dressing.

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Laurie

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Home Town: Bartlett, Illinois, USA

Living In: Palm Harbor, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2008

I have to say this is a wonderful salad! I mixed the dressing as directed but just used the veges that sounded good - thinly sliced carrot, roasted red pepper, diced green pepper, chopped cucumber, chopped red onion, cherry tomatoes and chopped smoked ham. WOW! SUPER SUMMER SALAD!

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