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Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2009
This pasta salad is a welcome change from the routine tuna macaroni pasta salad! Everyone's taste is different and the recipe is easily customized. I omit celery and add finely diced sweet red or orange pepper, or alternately a handful of chopped dried cranberries, just for some colour. I also use a little mandarin orange juice in the dressing for added sweetness. I usually take this salad to family barbecues and some have commented that this is like dessert!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.37 star rating.
Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2008
Pretty good, though my 17 month old wasn't thrilled. Modified a few things: no cashews (my daughter can't eat them) or celery, added more chicken (canned - got lazy), pineapple, oranges, apples, dressing. Makes a ton!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.37 star rating.
Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2005
This recipe leaves a lot to be desired. The flavor, consistency, color, everyone ate a very small serving, but no one took seconds. I usually get rave reviews on my dishes from my friends, but NOT THIS ONE. I definitely wouldn't do this again.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.37 star rating.
Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2004
I made this recipe today for my fiancé. He loves it but he said more nuts. I used clementine oranges instead...Very good salad. It would be a great recipe for picnic.
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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2004
This is one of the best pasta salads I have ever made. My family requests I make it at every gathering. Thanks. It's great not having to make potato salad anymore. Linda
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Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2004
My family loved it. Left out the apples, added more pineapple tidbits, added a lg. can of mandarin oranges and glazed the nuts. Didn't use the almond extract added curry powder instead. Good the next day too.
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Reviewed: May 7, 2004
I took this to a "salad supper" and it did not go over well @ all. It was too sweet and the almond extract gave it a funky flavor. Even though no one told me that they didn't like the recipe it was pretty evident when more than half was left. I don't think I'll make this again.
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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2004
Yum! In an attempt to reduce calories I used low fat Miracle Whip. I've made this following the recipe exactly, and also made it at the last minute, having to make a few substitutions (almonds instead of cashews, etc). It comes out awesome every time!!
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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2003
Excellent -- I took the advice from other raters and it was prefect! Here’s what I did: 3 cups cooked pasta shells, no cashews, 2 full chicken breasts, 6 oz pineapple tidbits, 1/2 cup reserved pineapple juice, 1 big red delicious apple (peels on), 1/3 cup celery, 1/3 cup carrots (shredded with a serrated knife), 1 can mandarin oranges, 1/2 cup red grapes, 1 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, 3 tablespoons mint flakes. I also used the remaining pineapple juice and the mandarin orange juice to boil the pasta. Good stuff, very pretty! Update: Didn't like next day...
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.37 star rating.
Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2003
My daughter and I really liked this recipe. My husband, son, and toddler didn't... This is a good recipe for a shower side dish.
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Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2003
I absolutely LOVED this salad that I made for a potluck family reunion! Others loved it too. I think the almond extract makes the whole recipe and gives it a very unique flavor. I doubled the recipe and used Light Miracle Whip, 3 different kinds of pasta, added grapes, and i added a handful of freshly chopped mint leaves. Delicious! I will definitely make this many times in the future.
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Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2003
My family loved this recipe. I was a little skeptical about the almond extract, but added it anyway. The flavor of the dressing was great on the salad. I don't usually care for pasta salad, but this one is very tasty. The celery & mandarin oranges are critical to the salad for color. Everything else in it is white and not very pretty. I used fat free mayo and will probably leave out the cashews next time to make it very low fat.
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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2003
Wonderful, refreshing salad! I added a little salt after tasting it to balance out the flavor, because it was pretty sweet. I also used fat free mayo. Great recipe!
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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2003
I gave the recipe 3 stars because two of my guests loved it. I didn't. I used Perdue already cooked chicken and that may have been the problem since the flavor of the chicken did battle with the mayo/pineapple juice. The toasted cashews are a MUST to make it edible and I added extra pineapple, extra pineapple juice, red seedless grapes and yellow apples (unpeeled). It was a lot of work for something I don't want to eat.
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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2003
Fabulous recipe!! My only addition to this recipe was green grapes. If you're going to make this a day ahead, wait to add the cashews until just before serving so they stay crunchy. I served this at our 30th wedding anniversary open house and people raved about it. I will make this often!!
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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2003
This was such a big hit that anytime we have family get togethers everyone wants me to bring it. So much for potatoe salad. Thanks for this great recipe and for the great reviews I got for making it. Linda
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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2002
This is a refreshingly different chicken salad. The almond extract adds a wonderful flavor that enhances the apples and the chicken! Thanks for sharing, Maggie!
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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2002
I really liked the combination of chicken, cashews, celery, and fruit. However, the dressing was too bland for me and the almond flavoring just didn't seem to work. I would make this again, but I would add curry to the dressing instead of the almond flavoring.
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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2002
Sounded like it would be a really good salad. I like all the ingredients, but I didn't end up liking it very much.
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Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2002
VERY GOOD! I would add more pasta than it calls for. I used red apples and no almond flavoring.. EXCELLENT!
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