24 Hour Lettuce Salad

Name: 24 Hour Lettuce Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 24 h
Total time: 24 h 15 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 head lettuce; 1 (8 ounce) package frozen peas, keep frozen; parmesan cheese, grated in can; 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges; 1 cup onion, diced; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 cup celery, sliced thin; 2 cups Hellmann's mayonnaise, must use Hellman's; 2 eggs, hard boiled and sliced; 6 ounces water chestnuts, sliced; 3/4 lb bacon, fried and crumbled (not bacon bits)

⏱ 1455 mins 🍽 10 serving(s) 🏷 Vegetable

This is a reliable and flavourful salad ideal for serving guests or taking to a potluck. It requires overnight refrigeration for the best results, and it is important to use Hellman's mayonnaise to properly seal in the layered ingredients. The final dish is garnished with crispy bacon, hard-boiled eggs, and fresh tomato wedges just before serving.

Ingredients

1 head lettuce
1 (8 ounce) package frozen peas, keep frozen
parmesan cheese, grated in can
2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
1 cup onion, diced
3 tablespoons sugar
1 cup celery, sliced thin
2 cups Hellmann's mayonnaise, must use Hellman's
2 eggs, hard boiled and sliced
6 ounces water chestnuts, sliced
3/4 lb bacon, fried and crumbled (not bacon bits)

Method

Shred the lettuce and place it into a 9x13 inch pan.
Layer the diced onions, sliced celery, and sliced water chestnuts on top of the lettuce.
Break apart the frozen peas and sprinkle them evenly over the other ingredients.
Use the Hellman's mayonnaise to cover the entire surface, spreading it to the edges to seal everything in.
Sprinkle the sugar and the grated parmesan cheese over the mayonnaise layer.
Cover the dish and place it in the refrigerator to chill overnight.
Just before serving, top the salad with the crumbled fried bacon and decorate it with the sliced hard-boiled eggs and tomato wedges.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium678700 mg

Recipe details

CategoryVegetable

AuthorCatnip46