How to Make Seven Layer Salads

Seven Layer Salad is an American barbecue and picnic classic. It originated in the American south but it has spread to all corners of the globe. Also known as Pea Salad and 24 Hour Salad, it's an incredibly easy dish to put together and it looks magnificent when you're done. And you can do it ahead of time, because it is supposed to be refrigerated for 24 hours before serving.You can vary the ingredients according to your tastes, although peas are traditional. The biggest choice is whether to use Mayonnaise or Salad Dressing, but you already know what your family prefers.By the way, it's called Seven Layer Salad, but you don't have to limit yourself to just seven layers!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Tall and wide glass serving bowl
• 8 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 head of lettuce, chopped
• 1 small red onion, chopped
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1 ten oz pkg frozen peas, thawed
• 2 cups mayonnaise or salad dressing
• 2 tsp. sugar
• 4 oz Cheddar cheese

How to Make Seven Layer Salad

1. Cook bacon until crisp, drain on paper towels until cool, then crumble.

2. Layer lettuce in the bottom of the bowl. Add onion layer on top of lettuce. Add tomatoes next. Add peas on top of tomatoes.

3. Mix mayonnaise or salad dressing with sugar in small bowl. Spread across the layer of peas to cover completely.

4. Add layer of cheese, then garnish with the bacon.

5. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.

6. Let everyone admire your beautiful handiwork, then mix and serve.

Tips & Warnings

• Other ingredients can be added or substituted, artichoke hearts, hard cooked eggs, celery, cauliflower or broccoli, whatever blows your hair back!
• You can even substitute a layer of cooked sugar snap peas in place of the regular green peas.
• An ideal accompaniment to this salad is Cheese Biscuits.
• Make sure you refrigerate this until it's time to serve. The eggs in the mayonnaise and any other protein ingredients (like hard cooked eggs) need to be kept chilled.
• Make sure you make enough. This salad will disappear fast!

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[Hapworth]

on 7/11/2008 I've never heard of this. It looks great.