Build A Delicious Seven Layer Salad
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Presentation is a key!
Making this seven layer salad recipe in a glass bowl is a must! The most impressive dish is the trifle bowl. The trifle bowl makes an everlasting impression as the presentation allows the food to beautifully be displayed. There is something about when food looks good it tastes good. Everyone will gravitate to this beautiful bowl.
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I also like serving this seven layer salad in a 9×13 oblong glass baking dish.
Seven Layer Salad
The most traditional lettuce used when making a seven layer salad is the iceberg lettuce because it holds up so well whereas other lettuces may go limp. Since I have not used any other type of lettuce for this recipe I can only recommend using iceberg lettuce.
There are many options available when making a seven layer salad. For this recipe I like to stick with vegetables. You will be surprised with all the options. Matter of fact, you may not even make the same salad every time as making a seven layer salad can be very versatile.
Filling Options (Choose 5)
Although the options are endless below are a few recommendations
When shopping for vegetables be sure to use firm and the freshest vegetables available.
- Onion (yellow, white, red or green onions)
- Peppers (Red, Yellow, Orange, Purple or Green)
- Asparagus
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Cucumbers
- Frozen peas
- Sugar snap peas
- Water chestnuts
- Hard boiled eggs
- Cheese (cheddar or colby)
- Tomatoes
- Bacon
My choices include: green pepper, red onion, tomatoes, frozen peas, freshly grated colby cheese and hard boiled eggs. Wait a minute! Whoops. That’s six! Oh well, I will have eight layers but I am still going to call it a seven layer salad. Shhh….don’t tell anyone. 😉 BTW the dressing is the sixth layer and the cheese is the seventh.
Seven Layers
The lettuce is usually the first layer and the other layers after that go in no particular order.
- Prepare the lettuce by either cutting or tearing into bite sized pieces. Place the lettuce as the bottom layer.
- Chopped green peppers.
- Diced red onion.
- Cherry tomatoes cut in half.
- 12 ounces of frozen peas.
- Dressing which consists of 2 cups Hellman’s Mayonnaise and 2 teaspoons granulated sugar mixed together well and placed on top of the peas.
- Freshly grated cheese.
If you are anything like me you may make different layers each time when making a seven layer salad.
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Build a Seven Layer Salad
A seven layer salad recipe includes iceberg lettuce, onion, green pepper, cherry tomatoes, frozen peas, a mayonnaise dressing and freshly grated cheese. Oh heck…personalize this recipe to your own liking and add your favorite veggies.
Ingredients
- 1 medium head of iceberg lettuce chopped
- 1 large green pepper diced
- 1 medium red onion diced
- 12-15 cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 1 12 ounce frozen peas thawed (do not cook)
- 4 cups grated cheese
- 4 sliced hard boiled eggs optional as garnish
Dressing
- 2 cups Hellmans Mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
Instructions
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First Layer: chop lettuce and place in the bottom of trifle bowl. If you don't have a trifle bowl you can also use a 9×13 oblong glass baking dish.
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Second Layer: top with diced green pepper.
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Third Layer: add diced red onion.
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Forth Layer: layer tomato halves neatly on top next.
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Fifth Layer: add frozen peas making an even layer.
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Sixth Layer: prepare dressing. Mix mayonnaise and sugar together until combined. Gently add to top of peas and spread evenly.
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Seventh Layer: Top with grated cheese.
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Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Enjoy!
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2 Comments
Kyndall Bennett
This looks like it would be really good for a hot day celebration!
Alexandra
great choice of fresh layers – reminds me of layered salads my russian grandma used to make 🙂