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This layered summer salad is a fantastic make ahead, potluck salad! You’ll love the layers of vegetables and salad already topped with dressing ready to go!

This Layered Summer Salad is the perfect side to take to potlucks and barbecues! You make it ahead of time allowing you to just grab and go. The chopped veggies are totally customizable to your tastes. Plus, you don’t have to carry around bottles of dressing or worry about having enough dressing because it’s already been added to the salad. Boom! Just take some serving tongs and you are good to go!

Whisk together the mayo and sugar. Set aside. You can use any mayo for this, olive oil, reduced fat, whatever you want. In a 9×13 pan, make a layer of iceberg lettuce, then the romaine lettuce…

…then sprinkle the carrots, celery, cucumbers, radishes and peas across the top. I have to confess that in this picture you will not see the celery or radishes. I forgot to buy more celery and the store was out of radishes so I subbed in some red bell peppers. This salad is very versatile and you can sub different veggies if you want too. Spread the previously prepared dressing over the top and sprinkle with cheddar cheese and chopped red onions.

Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 8 hours before serving.

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Layered Summer Salad Recipe

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews

Author: Mindee
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 4-8 Hours Due to Chilling Time
Yield: 12 Servings 1x
Category: Salad
Method: Mixing
Cuisine: American

Description

This layered summer salad is a fantastic make ahead, potluck salad! You’ll love the layers of vegetables and salad already topped with dressing ready to go!

Scale

Ingredients

Dressing:

1 1/2 Cups Mayonnaise (use whatever kind you want (reduced fat, olive oil, etc.))
2 Tbs Sugar

Salad

3 Cups Shredded Iceberg Lettuce
3 Cups Shredded Romaine Lettuce
1/2 Cup Matchstick Carrots
1/2 Cup Chopped Celery
1/2 Cup Chopped Green Pepper
1/2 Cup Chopped Cucumber
1/2 Cup Sliced Radishes
1/2 Cup Frozen Green Peas
1 1/2 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/2 Cup Chopped Red Onion

Instructions

In a small bowl whisk together the mayo and sugar. Set aside.
In a 9×13 pan, layer the ingredients in the following order; iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, carrots, celery, green pepper, cucumbers, radishes and peas.
Spread the dressing over the top of these layers.
Top with the cheddar cheese and red onions. Cover the salad and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 8 hours before serving.

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Last Updated on June 20, 2019