Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

I added a few shakes of red pepper flakes to *spice* it up. I scaled and subbed and ended up using less evoo because I was out, and added a bit of water to spread things adequately over the artichokes. Worked out perfect for me, the salad was neither drippy nor oily, lite yet perfectly flavored. I squashed the health factor by topping with some leftover fried chicken breast strips.

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PAMELA D.

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Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2009

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MAXINEHARRIS

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

We brought this to an Italian themed cocktail party. I did not think it was going to the hit that it was! There were many different dishes brought and everyone was raving about this salad. I did add a few different things like fresh mozzarella , good quality italian salami thinly sliced.I also roasted the peppers first and added to the artichoke with marinade.

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2009

Great salad. I substituted the oil from the marinated artichoke hearts jar for the first six ingredients, as I hate to waste that. I've used it for lots of different salad dressings and meat marinades.

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Kryss

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008

Delish! Served this at a holiday progressive Italian dinner with friends. Perfectly EXCELLENT salad! I used Dijon instead of the dry mustard, red vinegar instead of tarragon, and olive oil instead of the canola, but I'm sure these changes were insignificant.

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Debi

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2008

This is an wonderful recipe.I followed instructions as stated but I added grape tomatoes.I made the dressing up the day before and I think it makes a difference in the taste.Four hours before I served it I followed the advice of other reviewers and added all of the vegetables(not lettuce)into the dressing.Excellent!

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2008

I've made this salad three times now and received many compliments. My family loves it and I took it to a PotLuck where it was the first salad to disappear! I will make this salad in the fall and winter when other fresh ingredients are not at their peak. I used olive oil (instead of Canola)and red wine vinegar (instead of taragon) and red leaf lettuce (instead of romaine).

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Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2008

Really tasty and got rave reviews from family and friends. Will definitely make again!

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Lori

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2008

Perfect, just as is! I get asked for this recipe a lot. Thanks Diana.

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LeBlond

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Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2008

Took this to dinner at daddy's. Everyone really liked it. I thought it was Ok. No much spice in it.

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Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2008

I marinated all the veggies as suggested by other reviewers. I definitely would top with Parmesan cheese.

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Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2008

GREAT Recipe!! I did make a few changes- I used red wine vinegar and olive oil and used all black olives. I also marinated all of the veggies overnight. I didn't think there seemed to be enought dressing, so I added about 1/2 cup of bottled balsamic vinagerette. Right before serving, I added halved cherry tomatoes to the lettuce and poured all the veggies and dressing on top. I made this for an 'Italian themed' dinner party and it was very well received!! Everyone wanted the recipe. Thanks!!

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Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2008

THIS SALAD WAS DELISH......MARINATED THE VEGS IN THE DRESSING,MIXED BEFORE SERVING

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ARMYCOOKWIFE

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Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2008

Made this for a dinner party and everybody had seconds. I added some Buffala Mozzarella and it was just perfect, only thing I would change would be to add more artichoke. Will definitely make this again.

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Chaska

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Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2008

I thought this was good. It's pretty versatile, so you could add whatever you like. I thought the idea of pepperoni and pepperocini's would be good. I didn't have tarragon vinegar, so I just used red wine vinegar. I wish I had the green olives - that would definately have put a little extra zing in this!

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Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2008

I served this at a all girl's party. All my friends raved about it (Yes, I have great friends!). I couldn't believe it. I've been trying to learn to cook more new things, so it was very satisfying when everyone asked for the recipe. I used cherry tomatoes and a yellow bellpepper. Also used white wine vinegar because I couldn't find tarragon vinegar. I didn't add black olives. Draining the artichoke hearts is a great idea. LOVED THIS RECIPE!

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2008

AWESOME! Was a hit with all of my guests. Thanks for the terrific recipe!

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2008

Delicious salad. I marianated ALL veggies and added mozarrela fresca (mozarella balls) when tossing romaine lettuce. The dressing is out of this world!!

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2008

Made this for a family holiday gathering and for some reason it was not a major hit -- the other ("regular") salad was eaten much more. I had a lot of this left. I definitely cut back on the onions, but even that didn't seem to make it a crowd pleaser. Nonetheless, it was still pretty tasty in my personal opinion.

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JULLUM

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2007

Good recipe - Like someone suggested in a previous review, I also swapped olive oil for canola oil and used rice vinegar instead of tarragon vinegar. In addition, I used 1 1/2 T of dried italian spice mix instead of the frest herbs. I will definitely make this again.

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