7 Layer Salad
This 7 Layer Salad a creamy buttermilk poppy seed dressing is a crowd pleasing layered salad that can be assembled ahead of time so it's perfect for picnics, potlucks, and barbecues.
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Ingredients
Instructions
Put down a good layer of the clean and dry greens on the bottom of your bowl.
Arrange the cherry tomatoes around the edge to form the second layer, and check from the side to insure that you can see them. For each layer you will add a bit more greens to the center of the bowl to even off the layer. (This is to make sure you have enough greens in the final salad.)
Repeat the layers for all the ingredients, and top with the nuts and bacon.
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Notes
Choose a sturdy lettuce for this salad, no delicate spring mix please, it’ll get squashed. I like to use triple washed greens because they are DRY. You don’t want to layer up wet or even damp greens.
All amounts are approximate, use enough so that you can create a layer along the outside rim, for each ingredient. Don’t stress over getting the layers perfect, it’s kind of a losing battle. As long as you have enough of each ingredient, the layers will show in the end. One trick is to chop the ingredients finely whenever possible, or even shred them, so the layers will be more distinct.
A thick creamy dressing will sit on the top and you can set the whole salad in the fridge until serving. If you choose a more fluid dressing, like a vinaigrette, dress it at the table instead.
There’s no need to toss the whole thing when you serve it, just let people scoop out individual portions, and serve extra dressing on the side.
Plan to make this the same day you plan to serve it.
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This salad is SO pretty!! And love all these tips for building it successfully :)
Nicely done! And Pride is just around the corner.
What a pretty salad, Sue. Love all the flavors going on - perfect color and texture.
I love layered salads because it's got it all - flavor, texture and color. This is a beauty, Sue, and I love the little owl, lol.
I do remember these layered salads from way back . They always had peas in them. Your version looks wonderful and I love the dressing.
Gorgeous Sue! The colors, the dressing! YUM!
I love layered salads. Even though we are Jewish, growing up in the Midwest, we always had great church suppers to attend. You always knew which had the best cooks! This would have been perfect!
I love layered salads and this one is beautiful! So many flavours. LOL at the olive eyeballs :)
I love the layers and I so wish I could dig into this salad!
It looks amazingly delicious! I just love the colour, freshness and flavour.
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