Simple Layered Salad

Submitted by Gator Lady

"My husband used to have a restaurant & when we would cater events we always made this salad. It was always a hit and never any leftovers, just a bit different from most on the site. The lettuce stays crisp for several days, excellent for a lite lunch. Hope you enjoy."

 

• Ready In: 12hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1 small head of lettuce, torn into bite size pieces
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can English peas
• 3 -4 hardboiled egg, chopped
• 1⁄2 lb bacon, fried & crumbled (I use the real bacon bits, in the jar)
• 1 lb cheese, shredded, sharp cheddar
• 2 cups mayonnaise
• 1⁄2 teaspoon seasoning salt (to taste)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons sugar

directions

1. I use a 13 cup plastic container, with lid.
2. Mix mayonnaise with seasonings & sugar, make sure sugar dissolves, put aside.
3. Place lettuce on bottom of container.
4. Add onion, eggs, then peas.
5. Put dressing on top of these layers, smooth out & seal to sides of container.
6. Top dressing with bacon, then cheese as top layer.
7. Cover & refrigerate for at least 12 hours up to 24 hours.
8. You can mix it up before serving, but we just portion out what we want.
9. For a large crowd, you can double or triple this easily and feed a bunch of people.
10. Cooking time is refrigerator time.

Reviews

[cookinpossum]

This was very quick and easy to make. I needed something quick and cool to make for a meeting I had one night. Got home and the only things I had to cook were the eggs and bacon. Just placed all ingredients in a covered, rectangular, plastic container and that was it. I did not use onion(personal pref) and in the dressing I used season salt and cajun seasoning instead but those were the only changes I made. It was a big hit on a hot, almost-summer evening.