Reviewed: May 6, 2012

I made this for Recipe Group this week. I had to make a couple changes based on what I had on hand- I was out of balsamic vinegar, so used red wine vinegar instead. Also, used dried basil instead of fresh, one large tomato chopped, and a slightly smaller can of artichokes. We ate this warm, and it was delicious! I have a feeling that it will be even better cold, but we don't have a whole lot left :). And it made a large batch. I would definitely make this one again. Thanks for sharing!

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HuskerGirl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Reviewed: May 7, 2012

Made this for Recipe Group...This is soooo good! It does need salt and pepper, IMO, but other than that, the flavors are great and the amount of dressing is spot on. I used the parmesan cheese, and I think that is a must! I tried this both warm and cold and loved it both ways. I will def. be making this over and over!~ Thanks for sharing. :)

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Christina

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: May 7, 2012

I had a pint of grape tomatoes that I used instead of large tomatoes and I chose to cut my artichoke hearts into smaller bits. I did add a little salt and fresh ground pepper. This is a fabulous cold salad--one that I would have never come up with myself. I think this would be just as good with chopped cucumbers and crumbled feta cheese, too. We had this with leftover barbeque pork short ribs--it went very well together. Everyone loved it, my husband and kids even asked for seconds!

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: May 9, 2012

this was very tasty, added pepper to taste and served cold with meat off the grill. I love spring and all the salads it has to offer. Next time I would coat the pasta with a little oil when warm then add the other ingredients and use less oil in the finished dressing

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redneck gramma

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 9, 2012

I made this for Recipe Group this week. I made a mini version, roughly 1/4 of the recipe. I had cooked orzo in my freezer, so I used that, and just eyeballed the other ingredients. I used white balsamic vinegar, because I was afraid my orzo would turn dark if I used regular balsamic. This was very good and we enjoyed it, but it definitely needs salt and pepper!

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bellepepper

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Upper Arlington, Ohio, USA

Living In: Dublin, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: May 9, 2012

Loved this light and refreshing side! I prepared for the Recipe Group pick of the week. I prepared as a cold salad, and used Marzetti's Balsamic Vinaigrette in leu of the vinegar and olive oil (out of balsamic!). I also added a few shakes of galic and onion powders, sea salt and white pepper. A great summer side for BBQ, I'll do this many more times.

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Saveur

Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Living In: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: May 10, 2012

I made this for the Recipe Group selection of 5/5/2012. This made a delicious cold salad which is something I love to prepare during the summer. The artichokes that I used had been marinated, and it may be that marinade that I felt didn’t work as well as I had hoped, but it was still very good. I agree with the others about adding salt and pepper.

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Deb C

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Peabody, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: May 11, 2012

Reading the other reviews I can see I'm in the minority here, but I did not "love" this - it was just "okay." I made it for recipe group, as written (with the exception of using about 1 1/2 c grape tomatoes, cut in half) - but really wanted to add, at the least green onion and feta. It also needed, maybe salt, maybe some other spices. Someone mentioned it would be good with sesame - which made me think replacing some of the olive oil with sesame oil would be tasty . . . I doubt I'll make this again - because if I do, I'll end up doctoring it up, and making it into my regular pasta salad.

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TheBagLady (=

Reviewed: May 11, 2012

I brought it to the fly fishing club meeting, 2 men asked me for the recipe! Very light, tasty pasta salad.

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yourhuckleberry

Reviewed: May 11, 2012

Recipe Group Selection: 05, May 2012 ~ I first made this as written, but omitting the olives, as we don't care for them, but add the Parmesan cheese. It was just ok, but not alot of flavor after 24 hours. Guys weren't too fond of it. I then add some salt, pepper, red onion and feta cheese. This added what we felt was missing from the original recipe. I'm glad we tried it, but probably won't be making it again.

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