Comments on: Acini di Pepe Pasta Salad Recipe

By: The Hubstown

The Hubstown — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 10:11:57 +0000

This was an excellent side dish for a Michigan summer. You were spot on with the dinner diagnosis / summary – grilled protein and cool salad. The flavor of the Parmesan dressing pops and the fresh veggies are tasty / have nice texture. Great recipe.

By: Lori Yates

Lori Yates — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 16:04:38 +0000

Oh, totally understandable! Our taste buds are always changing. Plus, I’ve had ongoing sinus issues for years, so I feel that maybe I’m not tasting 100% of what I should be? That worries me a bit, but at least I have Jeff to give me a second taste bud opinion on everything. He’s had to tell me “hey, you need to tone this down” before 🙂

By: Lori Yates

Lori Yates — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 14:23:08 +0000

Hi Susan! I’m so glad you got a chance to try this. The feedback on the dill isn’t the first I’ve heard that. Maybe my bunch of dill I used when recipe testing was really weak-tasting, or maybe my taste buds just have a crazy high tolerance for dill? Haha. Either way, I think I’m going to re-test this recipe when I get a chance just to double-check. Plus, I’ll get to eat pasta salad 🙂

By: Lori Yates

Lori Yates — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 16:28:02 +0000

Hi Jeanne – Sorry to hear this didn’t turn out for you. Did you use Greek yogurt, and fresh dill? A few other readers have made this recipe recently and told me they loved it, but everybody has different tastes, of course.

By: Lori Yates

Lori Yates — Mon, 11 May 2015 19:59:03 +0000

In reply to Susan. Look for De Cecco brand. I'm sure other brands carry it, but I know that one consistently does.

By: Lori Yates

Lori Yates — Mon, 11 May 2015 19:55:50 +0000

In reply to Gina @ Running to the Kitchen. I know! It took me a few minutes to locate the pepe, and while I was, I was seriously in awe of all the different shapes. Like, they sell STARS. The kind you'd see in chicken and stars soup, but you can make it yourself! They also sell HALF SIZE spaghetti. I think it's called "pot size" or something. For people who are too lazy to break normal spaghetti in half, I guess?

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 11 May 2015 19:39:18 +0000

I’m all about the pasta salads during the summer and I haven’t tried pepe pasta yet. I’m going to have to seek this out because I do love the small type pastas.

By: Gina @ Running to the Kitchen

Gina @ Running to the Kitchen — Mon, 11 May 2015 14:05:41 +0000

I don’t think I have ever tried this shape. It’s nuts how many pasta shapes are out there and I feel like traditional grocery stores don’t even cover like 25% of them compared to markets in Italy! Love how you made this creamy but still good for you with the Greek yogurt 🙂

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 08 May 2015 17:17:36 +0000

In reply to Lori Yates. Thanks, Lori. We do have De Cecco brand, AND, we're headed for the east coast at the end of next week, where they have better grocery stores, so I'll check there, too. Hope you have a great weekend, too. Susan

By: Lori Yates

Lori Yates — Fri, 08 May 2015 15:16:50 +0000

In reply to Alida. Thanks for stopping by, Alida!