Southern 7 Layer Salad Food

SEVEN LAYER SALAD

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Crumble and set aside.
• In a large flat bowl, place the chopped lettuce and top with a layer of onion, peas, shredded cheese, cauliflower and bacon.
• Prepare the dressing by whisking together the mayonnaise, sugar and Parmesan cheese. Drizzle over salad and refrigerate until chilled.

7 LAYER SALAD

Steps:

• Make your hard boiled eggs. You'll need about 6-8 large eggs for this recipe. I love using my Instant Pot Hard Boiled Egg recipe for quick and perfect eggs. Once cooked, cut eggs into quarters.
• Prepare your bacon. To get perfect crisp bacon I opt to fry it up in a skillet while my eggs are cooking! Crumble the bacon once it is cooked to a crisp!
• Cut and dice your remaining vegetables. (see ingredients above).
• Mix the dressing. Using a medium size bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, granulated sugar, cider vinegar, salt, pepper, and onion powder.
• Assemble the salad. In a large trifle bowl or clear glass salad bowl, layer 1/2 of the chopped lettuce, cherry tomatoes, red onion, hard boiled eggs. Add about 1/3 of the dressing. Top with the remaining lettuce, black olives, peas, and red bell pepper. Add the remaining dressing on top.
• Garnish the top of the salad with shredded cheese, bacon crumbles, and green onions slices (optional).
• Refrigerate. It's very important for a seven layer salad to chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. SERVE and ENJOY.

FIESTA 7 LAYER DIP

Steps:

• 1. Reserve 1/2 cup drained tomatoes; set aside. Blend remaining tomatoes and reserved liquid with beans in medium bowl.
• 2. Spread bean mixture in 8x8-inch glass baking dish or round casserole dish. Top with guacamole.
• 3. Blend together sour cream and seasoning mix in small bowl. Spread over guacamole. Top evenly with layers of cheese, olives, green onions and reserved tomatoes. Chill 2 hours prior to serving. Serve with tortilla chips, if desired.

7-LAYER SALAD

Steps:

• In a large trifle dish, layer lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber.
• In a medium bowl, combine peas and green onion and layer on top of cucumber. Layer radishes over pea mixture.
• In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and, if using, sugar, stirring until smooth. Spread evenly over radish layer, sealing edges. Top with cheese and bacon.
• Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.

SOUTHERN 7 LAYER SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl with the shredded Ice Berg Lettuce (Do not substitute anything else, otherwise it will get mushy).
• Layer the carrots on top of the lettuce.
• Then layer in the defrosted peas.
• Over the peas layer in the onions.
• Then completely seal the whole salad with a thick whole egg mayonnaise. Mound the mayonnaise in the middle of the salad and spread to the outside of the bowl, like icing a cake. It is important to remember to completely seal the bowl with mayonnaise in order for the flavors to blend properly.
• On top of the mayonnaise spread the shredded cheese around the outside of the bowl (in a ring).
• Then spread the bacon bits around in the middle. Don't use real bacon because you need the strong flavor and crunch of the soy-based Bacon Bits.
• Tightly seal with plastic wrap let it sit in the fridge overnight or up to 24 hours before serving.
• Leftover salad is great the next day.

CLASSIC 7 LAYER PEA SALAD

Steps:

• Get frozen peas out of freezer and allow to defrost while preparing bacon and salad dressing.
• Cook bacon in a skillet stovetop or in the oven. Allow to drain on a paper towel. Rough chop and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together ingredients for salad dressing and set aside.
• In a glass bowl or 9x13 dish, layer: lettuce, tomatoes, defrosted green peas, green onions & cubed cheddar. Top layers with dressing. Spread to evenly cover top of the salad. Top with chopped bacon. Garnish with extra peas or shredded cheese if desired.

WORLD'S BEST 7 LAYER SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Layer your ingredients in a bowl in this order: Chopped lettuce, chopped green peppers, chopped sweet onion, contents of one bag of frozen peas, mayonnaise, hard boiled eggs, cheese, and bacon.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap or foil.
• Refrigerate for at least 18 hours before serving.