Layered Summer Salad
photo by DuChick
- Ready In:
- 5hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 4 cups torn spinach
- 1 1⁄2 cups shredded mild cheddar cheese, divided
- 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 small red onion, sliced, separated into rings
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas, thawed, drained
- 1⁄2 cup kraft mayo mayonnaise
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- 4 slices bacon, crisply cooked, drained and crumbled
directions
- Layer spinach, 1 cup of the cheese, the mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and peas in 3-qt.serving bowl.
- Mix mayo, sour cream and basil.
- Spread over salad, completely covering top of salad (gently spread the mayonnaise mixture over the entire salad, sealing to the edges to lock in the taste).
- Cover.
- Refrigerate at least 5 hours.
- Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and the bacon just before serving.
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Reviews
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Oh, this is so good! I lightened the calories and fat content by using 2% cheese, FF mayo and FF sour cream. I subbed the red onion (ran out) with green onions and also added a tsp. of Splenda to the dressing mix. It seemed like it needed a bit of sweetness. Beautiful presentation in a glass bowl and so easy to throw together! Thanks Lainey! Be sure to let this sit to allow the flavors to mingle! MERP'd for Photo Tag.
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Well, I don't know what happened, but I found that amount of fresh basil waaaaay to overwhelming. Could I have the wrong variety of basil? Not sure what kind you used, but it was way too much and everyone didn't like it. We ended up throwing the whole dish out. I love the other ingredients, and wished we didn't put the dressing on top! Next time no basil for us.
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Oh, this is so good! I lightened the calories and fat content by using 2% cheese, FF mayo and FF sour cream. I subbed the red onion (ran out) with green onions and also added a tsp. of Splenda to the dressing mix. It seemed like it needed a bit of sweetness. Beautiful presentation in a glass bowl and so easy to throw together! Thanks Lainey! Be sure to let this sit to allow the flavors to mingle! MERP'd for Photo Tag.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CookingONTheSide
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
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