Best Cooking Lights Seven Layer Salad Recipes

COOKING LIGHT SEVEN-LAYER SALAD

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From June 2006 Cooking Light magazine. This salad is even better made up to a day ahead of time; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Provided by Bren in LR

Categories Low Protein

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

6 cups torn iceberg lettuce
1 (15 ounce) can rinsed and drained kidney beans
2 cups diced tomatoes
1 cup diced cucumber
1 cup julienne-cut carrot
1/2 cup nonfat sour cream
1/2 cup light ranch dressing
1/2 cup pre-shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese

Steps:

Layer lettuce, kidney beans, tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots in a large bowl.
Combine the sour cream and ranch dressing and spread mixture over the top of the carrots.
Top with the pre-shredded cheese, cover and chill.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 224.3, Fat 11.9, SaturatedFat 2.3, Cholesterol 10.5, Sodium 526.9, Carbohydrate 22.2, Fiber 6.2, Sugar 7.7, Protein 8.7

7-LAYER SALAD

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This salad has been a regular at our church potluck dinners and is always enjoyed by many. I asked for the recipe early on and have made it many times in the past 15 years.

Provided by Kara Parsons

Categories Salad

Time 30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

½ head lettuce, torn
1 cucumber, peeled and chopped, or more to taste
3 cups frozen peas, thawed
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and sliced
1 cup creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip®)
½ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons white vinegar
12 ounces cooked crumbled bacon

Steps:

Layer lettuce, cucumber, peas, Cheddar cheese, and egg, respectively, in a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
Whisk creamy salad dressing, sugar, and vinegar together in a bowl until dressing is smooth; spread over the egg layer. Crumble bacon over dressing layer.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 381.9 calories, Carbohydrate 18.1 g, Cholesterol 128.3 mg, Fat 25.4 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 19.6 g, SaturatedFat 9.1 g, Sodium 1005.2 mg, Sugar 13.7 g

SEVEN-LAYER SALAD

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This recipe was made every holiday by my late aunt. I'm not a great cook, but this is so easy and so delicious that it's my "assigned" dish at every family get-together!

Provided by tklysen

Categories Vegetable

Time 30m

Yield 1 large salad

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

fresh spinach
lettuce
1 purple onion, sliced into rings
4 -5 eggs, hard boiled
1 can small English pea, drained
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
4 ounces mayonnaise
4 ounces sour cream
6 -8 slices bacon

Steps:

Fry 6-8 pieces of bacon, drain on paper towels, and crumble. Set aside for garnish.
Hard boil the eggs.
In a large clear glass trifle bowl, layer the spinach, lettuce, sliced onions, sliced eggs, peas and cheese.
Mix mayonnaise and sour cream and spread on top.
Sprinkle with crumbled bacon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1463.8, Fat 120.5, SaturatedFat 63, Cholesterol 1016.8, Sodium 1836.5, Carbohydrate 17.6, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 10.5, Protein 76.6

SEVEN LAYER SALAD

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Make and share this Seven Layer Salad recipe from Food.com.

Provided by B B Adams

Categories Vegetable

Time 8h20m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 head lettuce
1 (10 ounce) package frozen English peas
2 -3 green onions, chopped
3 hard-boiled eggs, boiled
1/2 lb bacon, cooked crisp
to taste mayonnaise
to taste swiss cheese, grated

Steps:

Layer first 5 ingredients in a shallow dish.
Spread mayonnaise over the top as if you were icing a cake. Sprinkle Swiss cheese over the mayonnaise and chill.
This taste best when chilled overnight.
Just before serving, toss salad making sure mayonnaise and cheese is distributed throughout the salad.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.5, Fat 20, SaturatedFat 6.5, Cholesterol 131.7, Sodium 358.3, Carbohydrate 10.4, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 4.7, Protein 11