Summertime Layered Salad
Crunchy and delicious, this salad is made the night before and toss at serving. Great for family gatherings, potlucks and picnics, it’s a good choice any time of year.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 12-16 1x
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 8 slices of thick-sliced bacon, cooked, cooled and chopped or crumbled
- 4 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup cashews, chopped
- 1 head of iceberg lettuce, shredded, chopped or torn into small pieces
- 1 bunch green onions, both green and white parts, sliced
- 1 – 8 ounce can of sliced water chestnuts, drained
- 1 cup radishes (about 6 normal size radishes), thinly sliced
- 1 cup carrots, peeled and julienned or shredded (about 2 carrots)
- 1 cup mixed bell peppers (red, green, orange and yellow), seeded and chopped
- 1 large tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1 – 16 ounce package of frozen petite peas, defrosted and drained well
- 1 cup mayonnaise (maybe more depending on the size of your bowl)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- Prepare the bacon; once cooled, place in refrigerator container or baggie and refrigerate until the next day.
- Prepare the hard-boiled eggs; once chopped, place in refrigerator container or baggie until the next day.
- Measure the cheese, place in baggie and refrigerate.
- Measure cashews and place in baggie until the next day.
- In a large salad bowl, layer the rest of the ingredients as follows: iceberg lettuce, green onions, water chestnuts, radishes, carrots, peppers, tomatoes and peas.
- Cover the top of the salad with mayonnaise, smoothing with a spatula from edge to edge, so that the vegetables are covered with mayonnaise (this is tricky to do because the peas will roll around and stick to the mayonnaise!).
- Sprinkle the sugar over the mayonnaise.
- Cover with plastic wrap; place the plastic wrap right on top of the mayonnaise sealing so that no air gets into the salad (otherwise, your salad will create condensation, making the salad soggy).
- Refrigerate over night.
- When ready to serve, remove from refrigerator and add the bacon, eggs, cheese and cashews and toss thoroughly.
- If the salad seems a little too dry, add a little more mayonnaise and toss again.
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