Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2012

We really enjoyed this salad, my biggest change was the fact I was out of lemons, so used lime juice instead and that worked just fine. I think next time I'd try another flavor vinegar, like cider, and maybe up the spices a bit. I eyeballed the amount of veggies and cilantro and added much more than called for, but then I always do. Made this up early in the morning and let it marry all day long. A great summertime pasta salad.

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*Sherri*

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Winter Springs, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2012

This was delicious. I made it for a picnic and everyone enjoyed it. I only used 3/4 Tb. of chili powder since I was afraid a full Tb would be too much. It was the perfect amount of flavor. I used a small can of slice olives too instead of the big one. This is a change of pace from generic pasta salad and was wonderful. I would definitely recommend this recipe.

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HOLLYHOLLY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Hesperia, California, USA

Living In: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2011

YUM!!! I omitted the olives & green chilies, added a yellow bell pepper, a little extra cilantro & some mixed greens and it was extra delicious! Almost had a thai-salad type taste. Will definitely be making again

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ccateris

Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2011

This is the best pasta salad I've had in a long time. My partner and I almost ate the entire bowl without even chilling it. I look forward to making this a staple in my household. The only thing that I didn't use was the green chilies, but I substituted it with banana peppers for extra zing without being too spicy. Excellent recipe!

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Jsgirl96

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: May 30, 2011

This salad was a hit at our BBQ just subsituted a red onion and added a avacado for more flavor it was delicious

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vavitia

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2011

I love this recipe and have made it several times. Great side dish for a BBQ or potluck. I like to add both black and green olives, but other than that I think it is perfect "as is."

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2010

Amazing pasta salad! I was looking for something different to add to the kids' lunches and they love it. Fresh and healthy!!!

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Melissa Witmeier

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Saline, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 15, 2010

I've made this a couple of times for potluck BBQs and everyone liked it. I used a red onion and yellow pepper for a little more color, and it makes a lot of the dressing so the second time I used 3 cups of dry pasta instead of 2 and there was still plenty of dressing to coat everything well.

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