24 Hour Layered Garden Salad

Title:
24 Hour Layered Garden Salad

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Main
Dishes,
Salads,
Southern,
Tnt




Ingredients:





     6 c  Lettuce; bite-size pieces


     8 lg Green Onions; sliced thin


     4 lg Carrots; shredded


     2 md Broccoli Spears; chopped


     1 md Cauliflower Head; chopped


     4    Pc Celery Ribs; chopped


     3 md Cucumbers; peeled and sliced


     1 sm Cont Mushrooms; sliced


     2 md Tomatoes; diced


    10 oz Frozen Peas; thawed


     4 lg Eggs; Hard-Boiled, chopped


     1 lb Bacon; Crisp And Crumbled,


          -or


     2 cn Real Bacon Pieces; more or


          -less


          Salad Dressing


     4 c  Shredded Cheddar Cheese;


          -mild or sharp






 Layer or toss the first nine ingredients in a large bowl or large plastic


 container with lid. (Any combination and/or quantity of salad ingredients


 can be used to suit your tastes or preferences.) On top of this salad


 mixture, layer the next three ingredients in the order listed. (These


 ingredients should not be altered.) Spread dressing (see ingredients and


 directions below) evenly on salad to sides of bowl or container. Spread


 shredded cheddar cheese on top of salad dressing. Cover salad with plastic


 wrap or lid and let set overnight in refrigerator to develop flavors fully.


 


 Salad Dressing:


 


 3 to 4 c. mayo or salad dressing, as preferred 6 T. sugar salt and pepper,


 to taste


 


 Mix well. Let mixture sit in refrigerator until salad is ready for it. Stir


 again before spreading on salad. (If you use salad dressing instead of


 mayo, you might want to decrease the qty of sugar used by a couple of


 tablespoons or omit entirely to suit your particular tastes.)


 


 Notes: This is THE one dish that I am required to bring when my family


 gathers for Holidays. I'm not allowed in without it. 


 


 Karen Coe ayla@duo-county.com


 


 Recipe by: : Karen Coe - my version of a popular salad


 


 Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter  by "Karen Coe"


 
on Sep 20, 1997