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"This is an absolutely INCREDIBLE recipe. Every time I've made it I've had to double it and it is still gone in nothing flat. People will beg you for the recipe"

Ingredients: pepper, extra virgin olive oil...

"This recipe makes A LOT so save it for a large gathering, pot luck or cook out. It is light and refreshing and goes well with everything from burgers, steaks to grilled chicken or just eaten alone. I personally like using the lighter angel hair instead of thicker pastas. Enjoy!"

Ingredients: angel hair pasta, cucumbers...

"This is a recipe I devised when I had a craving for an antipasto salad, but wanted a different spin on the dressing. Oh man, did I love the result. I served it during an outdoor bbq and it went over big! It's a simple salad with a big flavor. I hope you enjoy."

Ingredients: grape tomatoes, mayonnaise...

"This makes a good lunch or side dish and can be varied depending on preferred taste and what ingredients you have in the fridge. For a vegetarian version, simply leave out the meat."

Ingredients: hidden valley ranch dressing mix, dry pasta...

"This is so delicious and quick. This is also great to take to a pot luck. This is very much kid friendly and taste very similar to a pizza."

Ingredients: bow tie pasta, Italian salad dressing...

"This is a recipe out of New Idea Magazine and could be good for the kids or the working mum and dad. Preparation and cooking times are estimates (allowing 12 minutes to cook pasta). 3 and 4 bean mix are tinned beans and can be a mix of any 3 or 4 beans for example, kidney, harricot, berlotti and lima - use in Mexican dishes, soups, salads etc."

Ingredients: fresh parsley, gherkins...

"Nice summer salad. From the Alliance to End Homelessness cookbook, Open House."

Ingredients: cucumbers, fresh basil...

"Another great quick and easy BBQ chicken salad! Pecan can be used instead of walnuts. I've allowed 15 minutes cook time for pasta."

Ingredients: pasta shells, coarse grain mustard...

"I make up this salad just about every weekend. Not only is it fresh-tasting and nutritious, but it gets even better with each passing day (in the fridge). I guess I could call this our 'Summer Addiction'."

Ingredients: pasta shells, gherkins...

"Kids love this salad. Makes a nice, cool summer lunch. You can leave out the olives and peppers if desired."

Ingredients: grape tomatoes, reduced-fat Italian salad dressing...

"Working at a pizza shop in high school, I loved a recipe similar to this. After years of trying to duplicate it, I think I've come about as close as I'm going to get, and I love it. There are many variations on ingredients that will make it healthier, but I suggest trying the original first since it is sinfully delicious."

Ingredients: cheese tortellini, ranch dressing...

"This is something that I made for a feed the homeless event that my husband was involved in. The salad is not to heavy and can also be taken out into the heat without worry of it going bad because there is no mayo in it."

Ingredients: hormel real bacon bits, corkscrew macaroni...

"Make the dressing/sauce, then get creative and try some substitutions with the other ingredients. What's listed here is the "basic" recipe. ANOTHER IDEA: Leave out the pasta, and cut the dressing in half to use for seafood roll-ups or wraps."

Ingredients: dill weed, hard-boiled eggs...

"A very cool, classic macaroni pasta salad. Perfect for picnics."

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, elbow macaroni...