
The beautiful and delicious Layered Salad I shared on The Mother Huddle this week would be the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving spread. If it’s the first time you’re cooking a turkey this year, check out these Simple “How to” Tips for Cooking a Turkey.
I love this salad. It is delicious and so pretty.
The dressing really makes the salad! The bacon doesn’t hurt anything either. 🙂
More Delicious Salads
- Sunshine Salad
- Classic Macaroni Salad
- Frog Eye Salad
- Sarah’s Salad
- Classic Broccoli Salad
- Mediterranean Couscous Salad
How to make layered salad
- In a large glass bowl or a trifle dish, layer salad in this order:
- Lettuce
- Green onions
- Celery
- Water chestnuts
- Carrots
- Peas
- Next, make dressing by combining mayonnaise, grated Parmesan cheese, sugar, red wine vinegar, salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
- Spread dressing over pea layer and decorate top with tomatoes, eggs, and bacon.
- Refrigerate up until serving time.
- Enjoy!

The Best Tips for making Layered Salad
- Take the peas out of freezer about 30 minutes before preparing salad.
- To save time, use a vegetable chopper to slice up the veggies.
- Use a large glass bowl or a trifle dish to see the presentation of the layers.
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Layered Salad {The Dressing is DELISH!} {TMH}
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Delicious veggies arranged in layers, topped with a delicious dressing and sprinkled with bacon and eggs. Delicious!
Author: Recipe from my sister-in-law, Mari
Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Holiday
Serves: 10-12
Ingredients
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
- 2-3 green onions, thinly sliced (approx ⅔ cup)
- 1 cup celery, thinly sliced
- 1 cup sliced water chestnuts
- 1 cup carrots, chopped or largely grated
- 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen peas (take out of freezer about 30 minutes before preparing salad)
- 2-3 hard boiled eggs, halved or sliced
- 1 large tomato, cut in wedges
- Bacon bits
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large glass bowl or a trifle dish, layer salad in this order: lettuce, green onions, celery, water chestnuts, carrot, and peas.
- Next, make dressing by combining mayonnaise, grated Parmesan cheese, sugar, red wine vinegar, salt, garlic powder, and pepper.
- Spread dressing over pea layer and decorate top with tomatoes, eggs, and bacon.
- Refrigerate up until serving time.
- Enjoy!


Looks delicious!! Now I have a nice salad recipe for our potluck dinner at the “club house” get together the end of the month. Thanks.