My Mother- in-law's 7 Layer Salad

Submitted by Pamela

"There are actually 8 layers, but as long as I have known my husband, his mom has been making this for all of the gatherings and it has been known as 7 layer salad! This salad looks especially nice in a glass bowl to display the layers."

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 head lettuce, broken into bite size pieces
• 236.59 ml celery, chopped
• 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
• 283.49 g package frozen peas
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 473.18 ml mayonnaise, plus
• 29.58 ml sugar
• 354.88 ml grated cheddar cheese
• 7 slice bacon, fried and crumbled

directions

1. Layer the ingredients in the order given.
2. Let stand 8 to 10 hours or overnight.

Reviews

[Merlot]

This is a great "make-ahead" salad. I put it all together (except for the cheddar cheese and crumbled bacon) and refrigerated about 8 hours. Just before serving, I sprinkled the top with the grated cheddar cheese and crumbled bacon. It was a hit with everyone. Thank you so much Pamela for sharing this. :-)

 

[rustysmom]

Made this for christmas eve get-together. made double batch. the only change I made was , I used splenda instead of sugar for dressing and prepackaged bacon pieces. the pan was scraped clean. this is a keeper. will be making again and again.

 

[hobbgal]

This is the recipe I have been making for years. There are never any leftovers! I put mine in a Pyrex 9x13 dish because everyone loves the dressing so much. Everyone is always amazed when they find out it is just mayo and sugar! I am always asked to bring 2 of these to family dinners!

 

[Classy Canuck]

This was excellent. Next time I will cut the amount of dressing in half though.

 

[sillyjodes]

This is really good. I added sunflower seeds for a little extra crunch.