Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2012

I found this recipe here several years ago and have been making it ever since. The only change I have made is using the spiral pasta instead of the rotini, other than that it is perfect!! When I take it to pot lucks, everyone asks for the recipe! Love This Salad!

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Home Town: Judith Gap, Montana, USA

Living In: Great Falls, Montana, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2011

This rating may be due to the fact that I did not have imitation crab meat and so I used the canned stuff. It's a little less than the recipe calls for, and I'm sure I'd have loved this salad a lot more if it were meatier. So taking that into consideration, I still felt this salad was lacking a little bit of something. It was definitely a pretty dish and visually appealing. Maybe if it had a little more "dressing" or "sauce", I found that my salad was a little dry after refrigerating overnight to soak up the flavors. I would make this again if I find myself with a bunch of imitation crab meat! But until then, I don't think the work that mangoes require to prep is worth it! :)

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Angelika

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Silverdale, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2011

This dish was excellent, perfect for a BBQ or light meal and very easily customizable. My GF has celiac's disease so we used gluten free rotini pasta and it turned out surprisingly well, rinsing the pasts prevented it from having the typical mushy texture that gluten free pasta is known for.

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BretABaker

Home Town: Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Ewing, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2010

This was great! I had to tweak it based on ingredients on hand (substituted crushed red pepper for jalepeno & omitted mango). I cannot wait to make this with the missing ingredients! Very refreshing alternative to the heavy mayo salads.

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Stella

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2009

Very refreshing. The cumin flavor gives it a kick.

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Michelle

Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2009

Beautiful and delicious. I used mini bowties and probably would have gone with a more "sturdy" pasta like penne or rotini as suggested. Loved the zing of the jalapeno. It got better the longer it sat. I'm looking forward to having leftovers all week for lunch!

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LORI2573

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: West Jordan, Utah, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 26, 2009

This was Yummy!!! We wanted something refreshing and different. This recipe deliverers! We are big fans of bold flavor, so couldn't resist adding 3 cloves of minced garlic and 3 chopped scallions. I used one pound of spaghetti noodles broken in thirds. Tripled the faux crab. Doubled the dressing, cilantro, and mango. Only used 1/4 teas cumin per others suggestions. Weak tummies, so I went with 1/4 of the jalapeno. I am telling you this is the bomb! THANKS 4 SHARING LEIANE!

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melanidee

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Chatsworth, California, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2009

This was great, loved the different flavors going on. Only thing I changed was I used wheat pasta. Will differently make again

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Joann

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: May 18, 2009

We think this is fab. I've used both frozen mango and canned mango (you have to be careful with canned cause it "smushes" easily) when fresh has been unavailable. If you don't like the taste of cumin (I looove it) try fresh grated ginger and/or black pepper and/or a dash of chili. I like a lot of dressing and a lot of veges in relation to pasta so I add plain yoghurt to the dressing and throw in some mizuna and extra cilantro, too.

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concretejungleprincess

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Living In: Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2008

This is the perfect salad to accent any buffet. I always get raves! I'm not a fan of mango but I followed the recipe exactly and everyone (including myself) loves it.

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