Seven-Layer Salad

tklysen's Note:

This recipe was made every holiday by my late aunt. I'm not a great cook, but this is so easy and so delicious that it's my "assigned" dish at every family get-together!

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

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 large s ...

• fresh spinach
• lettuce
• 1 purple onion , sliced into rings
• 4 -5 eggs , hard boiled
• 1 can small English pea , drained
• 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 4 ounces mayonnaise
• 4 ounces sour cream
• 6 -8 slices bacon

Directions:

1. Fry 6-8 pieces of bacon, drain on paper towels, and crumble. Set aside for garnish.
2. Hard boil the eggs.
3. In a large clear glass trifle bowl, layer the spinach, lettuce, sliced onions, sliced eggs, peas and cheese.
4. Mix mayonnaise and sour cream and spread on top.
5. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon.

Reviews

[Chef #733394]

Wonderful! Thank you for such an easy and delicious recipe! I used LeSueur small peas as these were in my pantry. I didn't use the cheese and subsituted bacon with maple bacon crumbles. I also used light mayo and light sour cream - perfect. Finally, I chopped green onion instead of the red. So flavorful we couldn't get enough!

[jokenmar]

This is truly a very good salad. However, if you want to make it just a little better, add diced fresh tomatoes as another layer. It really makes a wonderful difference. Also, use chopped green onions instead of purple onion. GREAT!

[foodtvfan]

Great salad. I have a similar recipe using crisp iceberg lettuce. A mix of iceberg, romaine and spinach is also nice. To keep the leftover salad for the next day, I seal it with a little more mayonnaise. Instead of English peas I used a can of tiny sweet peas, drained.