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Layered Lettuce Salad

Layered Lettuce Salad

Cuisine:American

Course:Side Dish

20m prep 7m cook 2h ready

A classic layered salad with crisp lettuce, vegetables, hard-boiled eggs, bacon, and cheddar cheese, dressed with a creamy mayonnaise-sour cream mixture. Perfect for potlucks and gatherings.

Ingredients

Servings:

Nutrition (per serving, estimated)

Estimated based off 12 of 12 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).

Energy
341 cal
Protein
12.1 g
Carbohydrate
12 g
Fiber
1.37 g
Sugars
7.56 g
Sodium
519 mg
Total fat
27.3 g
Saturated fat
9.62 g
Monounsaturated fat
9.79 g
Polyunsaturated fat
5.73 g
Vitamins & minerals
  • Calcium: 146 mg
  • Iron: 1.13 mg
  • Magnesium: 21.3 mg
  • Phosphorus: 194 mg
  • Potassium: 257 mg
  • Zinc: 1.44 mg

Let's Prepare

Collect

Gather these ingredients - no prep needed yet.

  • 1 lettuce
  • 1 pack frozen peas
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 10 bacon
  • 4 oz grated cheddar cheese

Prepare

  • Dice 1 cup celery
  • Dice 1 onion
  • Dice 4 hard-boiled eggs
  • Dice 1/2 cup green pepper
  • Dice 1/2 cup red pepper

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Wash and dry the lettuce, then chop or tear it into bite-sized pieces. Dice the celery, onion, and hard-boiled eggs. Dice the green and red peppers. Do not thaw the frozen peas.

  2. Step 2.

    In a large serving bowl or 9x13-inch dish, layer the ingredients in order: lettuce, celery, onion, diced eggs, green pepper, red pepper, and frozen peas. Spread each layer evenly.

  3. Step 3.

    In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, sour cream, and sugar until smooth. Pour the dressing evenly over the top of the layered salad, spreading to cover the peas.

  4. Step 4.

    Fry the bacon slices in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 5-7 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain, then let cool slightly. Crumble the bacon into small pieces.

  5. Step 5.

    Sprinkle the crumbled bacon and grated cheddar cheese over the top of the salad. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap or a lid and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight to allow flavors to meld.

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