Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2008

This recipe was a hit. I bought the shrimp pre-cooked and used whole wheat penne pasta and low-fat mayonnaise to cut calories. I also used the advice of of two other reviewers and added a little dijon mustard and waited until the last minute to add the avacado. Great dish!

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DLBECKER217

	Cooking Level: Expert Living In: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Reviewed: Jul. 15, 2008

Made this for BF and he loved it! I of course, made some adjustments for our tastes. I used a 12 oz box of whole wheat pasta, juice of one lemon, 4 slices of turkey bacon and omitted the crushed pepper. I also didn't serve it over the lettuce...we loved it better this way. I salted/peppered to taste and added 1/2 tablespoon of Dijon mustard for some extra flavor. He's ready for me to make it again! :)

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CRISSYF

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Galion, Ohio, USA Living In: Arlington, Texas, USA
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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2008

I skipped the bacon and used Monterey Jack cheese instead of the cheddar. Soooo good! Use the freshest (and preferably organic) ingredients you can find and this will not disappoint! I will definitely make this again and save it among my favorite summer recipes.

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Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2008

I made this a few nights ago and I was pleasantly surprised. I am not a mayo fan but this was just enough to make the salad creamy. I substitued orzo for the penne pasta. It was very good.

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Elaine


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Reviewed: May 29, 2008

Tasty Pasta salad....I did not serve over lettuce. The crushed red pepper gives it just enough zip with the plain mayo base so all the other flavors come through...Hubby really like it. Suggestions: Don't forget to salt you pasta water Put the avocados in the lemon juice called for in the recipe and they won't turn brown.

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Reviewed: May 28, 2008

What a lovely recipe!! I made it using ingredients I had on hand(had everything except tomatoes)and it turned out great!! I will keep this one in my list of things to share with friends.

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2008

Only change I made was to add a few chopped green onions and it was truly excellent. I'll be making this one over and over.

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LYNNE216

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Living In: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2008

This recipe is wonderful. I really enjoyed it, made it for a company food day and it was a HIT. Thank you I look forward to more of your recipes.

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PEGTUCH

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Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2007

I'm not too sure what to say about this recipe. The first time I made it...wow, our mouths watered after each bite (we used elbow macaroni). The second time was for our big feast on Thanksgiving Day and used the penne pasta but it didn't taste the same as the first time where we used elbow macaroni. Perhaps it didn't turn out the same as we doubled the recipe...who knows. I will make this again but will stick with the elbow macaroni.

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LEEPERLADY

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Living In: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2007

I just made it and it is really good. I didn't use the red pepper, so it was a little bland. I added garlic salt and pepper instead, just a couple of dashes of each.

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LINDA01K


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Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2007

We just didn't like it. The only substitution I made was exchanging chives for green onions (not a big deal). It was too mayonaissey (sp?), and the flavor wasn't pleasing to us.

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MSAGGIEAMY

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Crandall, Texas, USA Living In: Irving, Texas, USA
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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2007

Yummy. Creamy and delicious. Need to eat right away as avocado turns brown like an peeled apple.

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SHELL49

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2007

This was better the next day, but I agree with some of the other reviews it was a bit bland. Will make again but will use the avocado and tomato as garnish instead.

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MARISOULTRAIN

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Mcallen, Texas, USA Living In: Austin, Texas, USA
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Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2007

I know that a lot of people really liked this, but I found it very bland. I even added a lot of seasoning to try and help it, but it never really came together well. The only thing that might work would be to use a ranch flavored salad dressing in place of the mayo.

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Jaime

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2006

Very Good. instead of mixing the cheese into the salad, I used it as a topping. Really easy, really fast, really good.

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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2006

Using more bacon gives it a crunchier texture.

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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2006

My husband loved this Pasta Salad. I served it without the shredded lettuce. It would be a great dish for a party.

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2006

This was the most fabulous and different salad. We loved it. We cut the pasta and shrimp in half (used prawns)and kept everything else the same. I can't wait to bring this to a pot luck or have as a side dish at a BBQ.

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Chris From Kent, WA

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Living In: Kent, Washington, USA
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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2006

We really liked this salad, I did add additional seasonings like celery salt, onion powder, old bay seasoning and a little dried ranch dressing.

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Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2006

Excellent! I just added a Salad Topping blend and garnished with hardboiled egg wedges. DELICIOUS!

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