Easy Entertaining 7-Layer Salad

Submitted by Theresa P

"This is a variation of the old "seven layer salad", but a good one! Cook time is for frying the bacon."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• SALAD

• 1 head lettuce
• 6 -8 hard-boiled eggs
• 1 bunch green onion, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup chopped celery
• 1⁄2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas, thawed
• 3⁄4 lb bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
• 1 (1 ounce) package shredded cheese (cheddar or monterey jack)

• DRESSING

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 (7/8 ounce) package hidden valley ranch dressing mix

directions

1. Tear lettuce into a large glass bowl.
2. Layer all other vegetables in order given, (start with eggs).
3. Prepare dressing and spread over top of salad, covering completely all the way to edges to seal salad.
4. Sprinkle bacon and shredded cheese over dressing.
5. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until serving.

Reviews

[Cookbook Barbie]

Theresa, this was so good! The dressing is perfect-smooth and creamy. And the veggies and bacon add the perfect crunch. We had it as a side dish, but it could easily be a full meal in itself. We loved it.

 

[Linda Sue]

We took this salad to a dinner with my brother and his family. Their two sons (5 and 3 years old) loved it. Everyone went back for seconds and we had no leftovers! Our younger nephew told his Mom that he wanted her to make it some time. The only variation we made to the recipe was to use red/yellow/orange bell pepper instead of green.

 

[imzadi_rose]

AN ounce of cheese seems VERY minimal for 12 ounces of bacon!

 

[gwynn]

This was a very popular salad with my family. They just raved over it. Thanks for posting.

 

[Indiana Debbie]

This was another new recipe I tried for Easter dinner. I did not like the Hidden Valley dressing as much as I thought I would.Used pre-cooked bacon to save time. The salad looked beautiful in a large crystal bowl.