Best Layered Green Salad Recipes

LAYERED BACON AND SWISS GREEN SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, sugar, salt and pepper.
• In a large salad bowl, layer half of the lettuce, half of the mayonnaise mixture, half of the onions, half of the peas, and half of the cheese.
• Repeat the layers again.
• Cover and place in the fridge for at least an hour before serving.
• Right before it's time to serve, add the bacon and toss, coating most of the greens and other ingredients with the dressing.

LAYERED RICE SALAD WITH RED AND GREEN SALSAS

Steps:

• For rice:
• Combine water, olive oil and salt in large saucepan. Bring to boil. Add rice. Return to boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover saucepan and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Fluff rice with fork. Transfer to baking sheet and cool completely. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• For green salsa:
• Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Toss to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• For beans:
• Mix beans, coriander and onion salt in medium bowl.
• For red salsa:
• Mix purchased salsa, bell peppers, onion, parsley and oil in another large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spoon 2 cups rice into 4-quart clear glass bowl. Spoon green salsa evenly over rice. Spoon another 2 cups rice evenly over salsa. Spread sour cream over rice. Spoon all but 1/4 cup beans over sour cream. Spread remaining rice over beans. Spread red salsa over rice. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup beans over salad. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 8 hours. Sprinkle with basil.

CHEESY GREEN BEAN & MUSHROOM LAYERED SALAD

Steps:

• Layer greens, 1 cup cheese, mushrooms, onions and beans in 3-qt. serving bowl.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Mix dressing and mayo. Pour dressing mixture over salad. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; toss lightly.

LAYERED GREEN SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare dressing in advance, so that it has time to thicken. Assemble bottom layers - use half of each bottom-layer ingredient to create first 8 layers. Repeat with remaining bottom-layer ingredients. Press down layers as you go, so that the salad holds together tightly. For top layers - spread peas over the top of the salad, then spoon Hidden Valley Ranch dressing over the top.

LAYERED GREEN BEAN & POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Clean & cook potatoes and cool. Put green beans in water and boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Then pour off hot water and put beans in ice water to stop cooking. Chop red onion.
• When potatoes are cool, slice them and put them in the bottom of serving dish. (Add salt and pepper to potatoes as you layer them.) Put chopped red onion on top of potatoes. Put cooled green beans on top of red onion.
• Put all other ingredients in medium bowl and whisk together. Pour over salad. Cover and refrigerate for several hours. Serve cold.