24 Hour Salad Food

TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SALAD

Steps:

• In a large transparent bowl, layer lettuce, celery, bell peppers, onions, peas, mayonnaise, sugar and cheese. Sprinkle bacon bits evenly over the top of the salad.
• Cover bowl, and refrigerate for 24 hours before serving.

MISS BETTY'S 24 HOUR LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• Spread the lettuce out on a large serving dish or bowl. Sprinkle the onion, celery, water chestnuts and frozen peas (unthawed) over the lettuce in layers. Spread mayonnaise over the top like a frosting. Sprinkle with sugar and grated cheese. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• Before serving, sprinkle crumbled bacon over the top, and garnish with tomato wedges, slices of hard-cooked egg, and parsley.

24-HOUR SALAD WITH FRUIT AND CUSTARD RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Drain the juices from the canned fruits and set the fruit aside. Pour the juices into a glass measuring cup. Add enough water to the combined juices, if necessary, to measure 1 1/2 cups.
• Combine the eggs, flour, sugar, and the juice mixture in a heavy saucepan and beat very well with a wire whisk . You want to beat enough that the mixture is foamy.
• Cook the custard over medium heat, stirring it constantly with a wire whisk, until thick and boiling. You want to make sure that the mixture is thick enough so the salad will be thick.
• Remove the saucepan from the heat, stir in the lemon juice with a wire whisk, cover, and chill the custard in the refrigerator until cold, about 4 to 5 hours.
• When the custard is cold, fold in the well-drained fruits, marshmallows, and the sliced bananas.
• Gently fold in the whipped cream.
• Pour the salad into a serving bowl and cover. Chill for 24 hours.
• Serve and enjoy.

12-HOUR SALAD

Steps:

• Place greens in a 3-qt. bowl or 13x9-in. dish. Layer with celery, peppers, onion and peas. , Mix mayonnaise, sour cream and sugar; spread over top. Sprinkle with cheese and bacon. Refrigerate, covered, 12 hours or overnight.

24 HOUR SALAD

Steps:

• Cook bacon, crumble and set aside.
• Place the following items in order listed into a big bowl: Lettuce (torn into bite size pieces), Cauliflower (broken into small pieces), Onion (chopped or sliced- your choice), Crumbled bacon Sprinkle all sugar on top of salad.
• Mix mayo and parmesan cheese- spread on top of salad.
• Cover with plastic wrap then aluminum foil.
• Refrigerate overnite.
• Drain water from salad, mix and serve.

TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SALAD

Steps:

• Cook egg yolks and lemon juice, over a double boiler, while whisking constantly until slightly thickened. Cool. Whip the cream and mix with egg yolk and juice mixture. Combine grapes, marshmallows and pineapple. Fold in whipped cream mixture. Place in serving bowl and refrigerate for 24 hours.

24 HOUR SALAD

Steps:

• Layer the first four ingredients in the order listed above, starting with lettuce on bottom.
• Mix sugar, mayo, cheese, and salt/pepper.
• Spoon mayo mixture on top of layered ingredients.
• Refrigerate and then toss AFTER 24 hours.
• I like to add frozen peas for color. *Prep time is mostly cutting veggies and cooking bacon, cooking time is refrigeration time.*.

24-HOUR FRUIT SALAD WITH COOL WHIP

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 3/4 cup liquid. Pour reserved liquid into 1-qt. microwaveable measuring cup. Add sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch and egg yolk; mix well.
• Microwave on HIGH 2 to 4 min. or until thickened, stirring every minute. Pour into large bowl; cool.
• Add COOL WHIP to pineapple juice mixture; stir gently until blended. Add crushed pineapple along with all remaining ingredients; mix lightly.
• Refrigerate 24 hours before serving.

24 HOUR FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• The canned fruit needs to be completely dry, so recommend starting this 2 days in advance - draining the fruit overnight on the first day.
• On the day before you need the salad, whip the cream. You can sweeten it with a bit of sugar if desired, but it's not needed.
• Mix the pudding mix and milk together until thick.
• Fold the whipped cream and pudding together.
• Fold the fruits and marshmallows into the cream and pudding mixture.
• Refrigerate overnight.

24 HOUR VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Place lettuce in the bottom of a bowl about 8 inches in diameter. If desired, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Layer mushrooms/broccoli. Then layer carrots.
• Arrange egg slices and bacon over vegetables.
• Top with 1/2 cup of cheese and the green onions.
• For the dressing, combine mayo, lemon juice and dillweed. Spread dressing over the top of salad, sealing to edge of bowl. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Cover and chill for 2-24 hours.
• Before serving, toss to coat the vegetables.
• Sprinkle with additional sliced green onion, bacon bits and or cheese if desired.

TWENTY FOUR HOUR LAYERED SALAD

Steps:

• Toss together the lettuce, spinach, celery, mushrooms, eggs, peas, bell pepper, green onions, and water chestnuts in a 9x13 inch dish. Mix the mayonnaise, sour cream, and sugar in a bowl, and spread evenly over the salad to the edges of the dish. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese, and top with bacon. Cover and refrigerate 24 hours before serving.