Let's take that traditional 7 layer salad and add a few more layers! This quick, overnight salad can be made ahead for a crowd or just for two. Topped with a tangy sweet mayo, and sugar, dressing, this easy salad is best to take to those summer picnics!
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Why Choose This Recipe
- A healthy, overnight lettuce salad that's quick and easy!
- Can be doubled or tripled for a crowd OR cut in ½ for two!
- Has more than 7 layers!
- Deliciously layered vegetable salad!
Ingredient Notes
- Lettuces - You may add or substitute chopped spinach or spring greens.
- Peas - Frozen or fresh peas are the best to use but canned peas could be substituted in a pinch. If you don't like peas this recipe works just as well without them.
- Red Onions - you can substitute green onions.
- Other Vegetables - This salad is really customizable to your tastes. If you want to add a thin layer of broccoli or cauliflower that works! Perhaps you have zucchini coming out of your ear! Add a layer or diced zucchini with the cucumber chunks. You really do have a lot of flexibility of ingredients with this recipe.
- Vinegar? - No vinegar in this dressing? Nope, I've never added it but if you want to, add 2 Tbs. of apple cider vinegar.
- Mayo - you may replace ½ the mayo with sour cream for a creamier dressing. You may also substitute miracle whip for the mayo but the dressing will end up sweeter.
Step by Step Instructions
- In a small bowl whisk together the mayo and sugar. Set aside.
- Layer the ingredients in a 9x13 pan starting with the lettuces.
- Layer the carrots, celery, radishes, peas.....
- ....and cucumbers.
- 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 or overnight.
- Serve!
Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips
Only make this the night before you plan to serve it. Earlier than that will end in a soggy, watery and runny salad. If you are still concerned about a soggy salad then just layer the vegetable part of the salad the night before, mix up and the dressing but wait to spread it on. Spread the dressing on at least 4 hours before serving though.
A set of salad tongs or a couple big serving forks work well to get this salad and all it's layers from pan to plate. You can pre-plate this in individual servings on plates or in bowls. This is also a great salad to layer in a jar for on the go lunches!
This salad doesn't really hold up well after 24 hours as the vegies begin to get soggy after that.
Grilled meat like Chicken Kabobs or Marinated Chicken as well as other sides like Fluffy Lemon Jello or Cornbread Salad!
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Overnight Layered Green Salad Recipe
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Chill Time: 4 Hours
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 12 Servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Description
Let's take that traditional 7 layer salad and add a few more layers! This quick, overnight salad can be made ahead for a crowd or just for two. Topped with a tangy sweet mayo and sugar dressing, this easy salad is best to take to those summer picnics!
Ingredients
Dressing:
- 1 ½ 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
- ½ cup Matchstick Carrots
- ½ cup Chopped Celery
- ½ cup Chopped Green Pepper
- ½ cup Chopped Cucumber
- ½ cup Sliced Radishes
- ½ cup Frozen Green Peas
- 1 ½ cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- ½ cup Chopped Red Onion
Instructions
- In a small bowl whisk together the mayo and sugar. Set aside.
- Layer the salad ingredients in a 9x13 pan starting with the lettuces and followed by the carrots, celery, green peppers, 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 or up to overnight before serving.
Notes
- You can add 2 Tbs. of Apple Cider Vinegar to the dressing if you wish.
- You may substitute sour cream for ½ the mayo for a creamier dressing.
- You may substitute miracle whip for the mayo for a much sweeter dressing.
- Don't make more than 24 hours ahead and keep covered tightly in the fridge.
- This salad will become soggy after 24 hours.
Keywords: overnight layered salad, layered lettuce salad recipe, 7 layered salad recipe, layered salad with dressing
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L.S.
I have made this delicious salad many times! It is fantastic! You can basically add or omit anything you want and it still tastes great.
Thanks.
★★★★★
M.B.
I was surprised at how good this salad was! Thanks!
★★★★★