Layered Salad
If you’re looking for an easy, crowd-pleasing dish that looks as good as it tastes, this layered salad is about to become your new favorite! It’s colorful, crunchy, creamy, and totally customizable—basically, the kind of recipe you’ll keep coming back to for potlucks, holidays, or even just a regular Tuesday night.
Packed with fresh veggies, hard-boiled eggs, and a super simple dressing, it’s the kind of make-ahead magic that makes hosting (or just surviving the week) a whole lot easier. Let me show you how to put it all together, layer by layer—no fuss, just good food!
Recipe Highlights
Quick and Easy: The hardest part of this delicious layered salad is hard boiling the eggs. And, insider tip… they sell them already hard boiled!
Great for any occasion: This salad is perfect for reunions, get togethers, potlucks, or just a Tuesday night.
Perfect for meal prep: I have made this salad and eaten it for lunch several days in a row. Its delicious the longer it sits!
Ingredients for Layered Salad
Iceberg Lettuce: Crisp and refreshing, with a sweeter taste than romaine or spinach. While, not the most nutritionally dense lettuce, it holds up well with the dressing and other ingredients.
Green Pepper: Adds a delicious crunch to this salad. Don’t like peppers? Omit them. You can also try red or yellow peppers, for a slightly different taste.
Red Onion: One of my favorite veggies, it lends a spicy bite to the salad.
Hard Boiled Eggs: Don’t be afraid to buy pre-cooked hard boiled eggs.
Cheddar Cheese: I have made this salad with dairy and non-dairy cheese. Both ways were delicious. Definitely splurge for a higher-quality, name-brand cheese. Your tastebuds will thank you.
Bacon: Need I say more?
Making the Salad
Step 1: mix together the sugar, pepper and salad dressing.
Step 2: in the serving dish, layer the ingredients except for the cheese and bacon.
Step 3: spread the salad dressing mix over the top of the salad, all the way to the edges, to seal the flavors.
Step 4: Top with cheese and bacon.
Step 5: Refrigerate for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.
Step 6: Before serving, mix the dressing and layers together.
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Layered Salad
Ingredients
- 1 bag Iceberg lettuce larger pieces torn
- 1 green pepper deseeded and diced
- 1 large red onion diced
- 6 hard boiled eggs diced
- 1 – 10 ounce bag frozen peas uncooked
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 package bacon pieces
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 pint whipped salad dressing like Miracle Whip
Method
- In a bowl, mix sugar, white pepper and whipped salad dressing.
- In another large bowl, Layer remaining ingredients i the order listed, except for bacon and cheese.
- Spread salad dressing mixture over top of salad, to the edges of the bowl to “seal” the flavors in.
- Top with cheese and bacon.
- Refrigerated for at least 3 hours, or overnight.
- Prior to serving, toss salad together.
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1 Comments
Mo
July 29, 2015 at 4:09 pm
I made a similar salad for a 4th of July party we attended and it was a huge hit! Fun fact: I used Bacos instead of bacon because they are kosher and, well, bacon is obviously not. My son-in-law who keeps kosher was able to enjoy the salad!