Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2006

Excellent. This is really a full 5 star recipe.... easy, pretty, and yummy. I followed the recipe, except I used white wine vinegar (since I was out of red). I'm perplexed as to why some reviewers thought there was too much mayo. I hate too much salad dressing (always order it on the side!), but this only had a light coating. I'm wondering whether those people didn't use enough pasta. It calls for 2 cups of DRY pasta, which is actually an entire box, I believe (the box I used had 16 oz dry rotelle). Anyway, it's the best pasta salad I've ever had!

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Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2006

I personally could have done without the olives - I'm not a huge fan - but, otherwise, I thought this was pretty good. I really liked the salami in it. It was a little dry the next day, so I stirred in some Ranch dressing (was out of mayo). Thanks!

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Caroline C

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Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2006

Excellent pasta salad. My husband and I loved it. I reduced the mayo to 3/4 cup but could have gotten by with less. The kids thought it was too much garlic. We used shell pasta, because we didn't have rotini, green bell pepper, because we didn't have a yellow one. I can see how they original recipe would have been very colorful. We will make this again!

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Reviewed: May 29, 2006

I made this for a party and it was the first thing to go. The garlic mayo mixture was so tasty. I used light mayo without a problem. Thanks for the recipe.

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MILKLISSA79

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Reviewed: May 29, 2006

The taste was good, but there was way too much mayonnaise; next time I would eliminate at least 1/3 cup of it. Use kalamata olives, sundried tomatoes, and roasted red peppers to make this a little more upscale.

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Vanessa

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Reviewed: May 28, 2006

This is delicous but the amount of mayo is enough for a 16 oz box of pasta. I added pepperoni and fresh mozerella. Make sure you use fresh basil. You can grow it in the summer in a pot anywhere in the USA and/or get it at almost any grocery store.

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Valerie

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Reviewed: May 6, 2006

We love this one. Instead of the yellow peppers, I use roasted red pepper and it adds a nice bit of smokey flavor. And always more garlic!

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CHAMWIFE

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Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2006

This is delicious. From reading the reviews, I added 2 extra cups of pasta and 1/4t cayenne. I'll be making this recipe again making the same changes. Thanks, great submission.

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Lisa G.

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2006

I didn't add the pepper or olives and used sliced cherry tomatoes. Very good.

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JENN_77

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Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2006

I really liked the flavor of the red wine vinegar and the basil. I made the recipe as it was and found like many of you that it was way too much mayonnaise. I will make it again however the next time I do I will add more pasta at least another cup to see how it goes. I also found that there wasn't enough pasta salad to feed a family of four. I would double the entire recipe.

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Sadie

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2006

This was a great pasta salad. After reading other reviews, I added an extra cup of noodles and I think it turned out perfect. Lots of compliments.

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Sue

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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2006

This is really good! I love the basil flavor. I used a little more than 2 cups of pasta and reduced the mayo to a little over half a cup, and it was perfect. I used light mayo and it still tasted good. I used grape tomatoes instead of regular tomatoes and a whole yellow pepper rather than 1/2 cup, and kalamata olives rather than black. I also let it sit in the fridge for 8 hours before eating. Yum!

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HAWESA

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Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2006

My husband and I love this recipe. I made it for the first time tonight with the following modifications: one whole box of rotini instead of 2 cups, forgot the olives, used pearl tomatoes sliced in half from Trader Joe's, and had rep pepper instead of yellow. Next time I'll remember the olives and add salami. This is definitely going in my personal recipe book! Thanks Jeri!

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2006

Definitely too much mayonnaise. Cut the mayonnaise in half or add another cup of pasta. Letting it chill overnight, the pasta soaks up some of the mayonnaise, but not enough. I strongly suggest adding more pasta. I do like the taste the basil and garlic gives. Try adding cheese right before serving. Because cheese breaks down so quickly, I wouldn't add it if you're not planning on eating it in one day.

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Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2006

This was excellent! However, it is drowning in mayonnoise - cut it to 2/3 cup or less.

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Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2006

Made it recently for an office potluck and we all loved it!! I did add crumbled feta cheese, as suggested. Great salad...

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Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2005

It was a very tasty salad and was a hit at a family get together and everyone really liked it.Thankyou

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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2005

I made this for a baby shower and everyone went nuts. As other reviewers suggested, I used real mayo. Since I was making it for a crowd, I used four pounds of rotini versus the three the recipe called for when I scaled it. I used halved grape tomatoes and added feta cheese - YUM! Everyone at the party raved about it.

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2005

I've made this twice. The first time was made with Miricle Whip and was way to sweet, but it was all I had at the time. Second time I made it I used plain mayo and I got so many compliments at the Baby Shower that I took it to. Plus my husband wanted me to save him some which says a lot because he does most of the cooking around here. ALWAYS USE MAYO!

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HAIRCRAZY6979

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Living In: Carrollton, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2005

This was good, but not super great! I think my husband liked it more than I did. It does taste better, the longer it sits in the fridge. The dressing is the right amount of flavor. However, it almost seems like it needs something more. I think it would be good with some sort of cheese added to it! Next time I may experiment with it a bit.

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