Sides, Salads: Lynn's Layer Salad

By LynnK

Lettuce-based layer salad with great flavor and crunch; add or omit veggies as you prefer

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 1 Bag of Prewashed Lettuce
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 can water chestnuts, chopped
• 1 bag frozen peas (uncooked-may be frozen or thawed)
• 3 to 5 large tomatoes, chopped into bite-size chunks
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• 2 cups mayonnaise (lowfat or regular)
• 2 TBSP sugar OR Equivalent Sugar Substitute
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• Topping:
• 3-4 sliced hard boiled eggs (if desired)
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 3-5 slices crumbled cooked bacon

Preparation

Step 1

1. Boil eggs until hard boiled, then peel, cool, and slice – set aside
2. Cook bacon until crip, cool and crumble – set aside
3. Mix mayo and sugar together in small bowl – set aside
4. Layer the salad ingredients in a large serving bowl or glass trifle dish in the following order:
 Lettuce
 Chopped celery
 Chopped water chestnuts
 Frozen peas
 Chopped tomatoes
 Mayo/sugar mixture, spread on top
 Sliced eggs
 Shredded cheese
 Crumbled bacon