Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2009

This salad is amazing! It was a hit with me and my friends. I didn't have any red wine vinegar or green onions at home though. So I used 3/4 white wine vinegar and 1/4 balsamic vinegar to make up the 1/3c. vinegar, and it tasted great. I also used green beans for a bit of green. I will definitely make this again, but would probably add even more fresh basil (and save some extra as garnish with the cherry tomatoes).

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Josefin

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Home Town: Malmö, Skane, Sweden

Living In: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2009

This is excellent. I made it on the weekend. Just the right amount of spiciness. I will definitely make this again. I made this a second time and it was just as good. Be careful adding the hot pepper flakes, it is easy to go overboard. This is one of my new favorites.

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mdaye

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Living In: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2009

Excellent! I loved it, and so did my husband. I added chicken pieces to it and made it our "main dish" for dinner. I will definitely make this again.

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Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2009

I was the hit of the BBQ!

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Melinda

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2008

As written, we really didn't like this recipe. The vinegar overpowers everything, and the flavor was just kind of bland. I'm not sure where the pepper flakes come into play, you really couldn't taste them at all. To doctor it up, I added an extra 1/4 c. of oil to make it less vinegary, about 3/4c. shredded mozzarella and about a 1/4 c. of grated parmesean (pecorino-romano). It seemed like it would be such a good recipe, but just didn't do it for us. With the modifications it was better.

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KJones

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Buffalo, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2007

This was not my favorite. It had too strong a vinegar taste to me...too tart.

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2007

I prepared this pretty much to the letter. It was delicious and easy to make. My husband, who usually won't eat anything that has green stuff in it had seconds. I would make this again.

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BONGO1578

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Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2007

YUM! Tastes so good and is so easy! It's great to see a non-mayo based recipe. Followed instructions exactly but next time I will add some toasted pine nuts to make it over-the-top.

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Reviewed: May 31, 2007

I made some minor changes and this still turned out really well. It was super easy also! I used quinoa (prepare 1 cup quinoa in 2 cups broth), regular vine-ripe tomatoes (not plum or cherry as the recipe states), and maybe about 1/2 cup of green onions, and probably about 1/4 tsp or more of fresh ground black pepper.

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Reviewed: May 30, 2007

This was so incredibly easy - even a cave man could do it! Really, it was extremely simple, fast, and the best part - DELICIOUS! The basil is great and don't be afraid to use a little more red pepper flakes - very yummy!

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