Cornbread Salad II

Chef Sunshine's Note:

Layers of cornbread, pickles, tomatoes, bell peppers and onions with a mayo dressing. Delicious!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 16 ounces cornbread-muffin mix
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 lb bacon
• 1/2 cup sweet pickle juice
• 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1 cup chopped sweet pickle

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Lightly grease one 9x13 inch pan.
3. Combine the cornbread muffin mix, eggs and milk, stir until just combined.
4. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
5. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool.
6. Once cool crumble into bite-size chunks.
7. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet.
8. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.
9. Drain, crumble and set aside.
10. Whisk together the pickle juice and mayonnaise.
11. In a large bowl layer 1/2 of the crumbled cornbread followed by the onion, pepper, tomatoes and pickles.
12. Drizzle with 1/2 of the dressing and repeat.
13. Top with bacon and chill for 1 hour.

Reviews

[DR Gray]

This is the definitive Cornbread Salad recipe. I have tried many but this has the best combination of flavors- Mixing pickle juice with the mayonaise kicks it up a notch above others. Good for potlucks -be sure to take copies of the recipe. Everyone loves it!