This salad is easy to make. My 12 year old daughter made it herself, no problem. However, instead of deli ready italian salad, I myself cooked colored "WACKY MACKS" (a sort of colored spiraled pasta) and used "GREEN GIANT" frozen vegetables and then mixed it all, with touches of olives,ham,and cheddar cheese. It would be even more tastier if sprayed with "BALSAMIC VINEGAR". The best thing is that you can serve it cold. I will definitely make it again.