I've made this a couple of times now. I had never heard of such a salad, and since I love the combination of ham and pineapple, I just had to try this. I did use half Italian dressing and half light mayo because that's how I like my pasta salads that have Italian dressing in them. I also used whole wheat shell pasta because that is what I had. I do love how the whole wheat pasta tastes in this salad and I suggest using the shell-shaped pasta because it grabs onto the ingredients. I really love this salad and have a hard time controlling myself around it!!!!
I made this for a Fourth of July BBQ. I love pineapple and ham and thought this would be great to try. I did use half creamy Italian dressing and half mayo cause I like mayo in my pasta salad. but the dressing definitely adds a good flavor. I also added small cubes of mild cheddar cheese. I used shell pasta cause I think it grabs the dressing better. EVERYONE loved it and went for seconds. a different take on macaroni pasta. DELICIOUS!
I had to make a quick pasta dish for my daughter's soccer team and with only 1 review I thought I was taking a big risk and I am so glad I did! This was wonderful! So unique but not weird. I also used Italian dressing and mayo I left out the onion only used 1 egg 1 tomato and 1 celery stalk and it turned out fantastic. Definitely going to put this on the tailgating menu! Thanks for sharing.
I felt that the salad wasn't as flavorful as hoped. A little flat.
This is my first review although I use this site ALL the time. I no longer trust recipes that have not been critiqued by those that have actually tried the recipe. I followed the recipe with a little tweak used a 20 oz can of pineapple without draining. Used raspberry balsamic dressing and enough Miracle Whip to satisfy my taste also added cubes of cheese 'cos I love cheese. Next time I will add frozen peas. Yes there will be lots of next times.
Found this for my husband to make for a day at the lake and it was a huge hit!!! We used colored rotini pasta instead.but it was SOOOO good!!!!! This will be our GO-TO for family gatherings and lake days!!!!
We were not crazy about the flavor or lack of and the combination of ingredients. The next day I added more Italian dressing and another hard boiled egg. but it didn t make a big difference. Perhaps there were too many acidic items - vinegar in the dressing tomatoes and pineapple. It could do without the tomatoes and perhaps adding some mayo might help.
As others have stated needs a bit more flavor. Very easy to make. I'm going to try sauteing the ham and pineapple next time to intensify their flavor a bit and see if that measure get this salad to where it should be. Horseradish sounds interesting.
I added more Italian dressing so it was moister. I will make it again.
