Untossed Layered Salad Recipes

LAYERED SALAD

Steps:

• For the salad: In a clear glass bowl, layer the salad ingredients in the order they appear above, concentrating the ingredients around the perimeter of the bowl and filling in any gaps in the center with lettuce as needed. Start with a good layer of iceberg on the bottom, followed by the tomato wedges, spinach and Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs. Sprinkle the egg layer generously with salt and pepper. Layer on the bacon, green onions and Cheddar, and end with the peas.
• For the dressing: Combine the mayonnaise, sour cream and sugar in a small bowl and mix well.
• Pour the dressing over the top of the peas and spread evenly, bringing the dressing all the way out to the edges of the bowl. Sprinkle with the dill and parsley. Cover and refrigerate until serving.
• Place the eggs in a saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and allow the eggs to sit in the water for 20 minutes. Drain off the water and add ice to the pan on top of the eggs. Set aside to chill.

UNTOSSED LAYERED SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water----drizzle with oil and toss to coat.
• Place lettuce in bottom of a 3-quart glass dish.
• Top with cucumber, then pepper, then cooled macaroni, then eggs, then carrots, then onion, ham, peas, and finally cheese.
• In a seperate mixing bowl, whisk together Miracle Whip, sour cream, 1/4 cup chopped scallions, mustard and sugar until smooth. Top dressing mixture over salad.
• Top with remaining chopped scallions for garnish.
• Cover and chill at least 2 hours before serving.

DELUXE TOSSED AND LAYERED SALAD

Steps:

• In a large serving bowl, toss together half of all the ingredients except for the Parmesan and croutons; sprinkle half of the Parmesan over the top.
• Layer the remaining ingredients over: lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheddar, Mozzarella, remaining Parmesan, then sprinkle the croutons over the top.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes, then serve with your favorite dressing (Bersteins is a good brand).

LAYERED SALAD WITH ROASTED GARLIC DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut off top 1/2 inch from garlic heads. Place garlic heads on foil, cut sides up. Drizzle each with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Enclose garlic in foil. Roast until soft, about 1 hour. Unwrap; cool. Squeeze garlic from skins into blender. Add mayonnaise and buttermilk; puree. Add basil; blend until chopped. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place lettuce in bottom of large glass bowl. Top with fennel slices, then garbanzo beans, olives, and tomatoes. Spread zucchini salad, covering. Spread dressing over zucchini. Cover; chill at least 1 hour. DO AHEAD: can be made 8 hours ahead.Keep chilled.
• Just before serving, toss salad.

CLASSIC LAYERED SALAD

Steps:

• Layer lettuce, onions, peas and ham in large straight-sided clear glass bowl.
• Mix mayo, Parmesan and sugar; spread over salad to seal. Refrigerate several hours or up to 24 hours.
• Top with cheddar and tomatoes just before serving; toss gently.

24 HOUR UNTOSSED SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Place torn spinach in clean bowl. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, sugar. Starting with bacon, layer remaining 6 ingredients in order listed. Cover- refrigerate overnight- make sure dressing covers to edge of dish. Can top dressing with cherry tomates, few peppers. May add Juliene stips of Ham or Chicken to salad layers Could also use carrots, etc

OVERNIGHT LAYERED LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. or 13x9-in. glass dish, layer the first 5 ingredients. In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise and sugar; spoon over salad, spreading to cover., Sprinkle top with cheese, bacon and cranberries. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.

TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SALAD

Steps:

• In a large transparent bowl, layer lettuce, celery, bell peppers, onions, peas, mayonnaise, sugar and cheese. Sprinkle bacon bits evenly over the top of the salad.
• Cover bowl, and refrigerate for 24 hours before serving.

LAYERED TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Make dressing:
• Whisk together lime juice, cilantro, sugar, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper, then add oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified.
• Cook beef:
• Cook onion, garlic, chiles to taste, chili powder, and cumin in oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is well softened, about 6 minutes. Add beef and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up lumps, until meat is no longer pink, about 5 minutes, then spoon off any excess fat from skillet.
• Add tomato sauce, salt, and pepper to beef and cook, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Assemble salad:
• Peel and pit avocado, then cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Spread lettuce over bottom of a shallow 4-quart dish. Spoon beef mixture evenly over lettuce and continue making layers with tomatoes, cheese, beans, avocado, and olives. Drizzle dressing over salad.