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Layered Salads are delicious and quite stunning! They are particularly convenient for entertaining because you can make them the evening before or the morning of your dinner party.

I grew up eating these salads and my grandma called them seven layered salads because they normally had seven layers of vegetables.

You can serve this salad as a side salad to accompany just about anything. My recipe includes Black Beans, feta cheese or poached chicken so it can be served as a complete dinner.

Another idea is to create these layered salads in mason jars for a single serving salad you can take to work with you or on a picnic.

Here are my seven layers (but make it your own and add your favourites):

  • Layer One: Lettuce/Spinach
  • Layer Two: Celery/Green Onions
  • Layer Three: Red and green Pepper
  • Layer Four: Peas
  • Layer Five: Black Beans and Feta or Poached Chicken
  • Layer Six: Creamy Salad Dressing
  • Layer Seven: Toppings such as: herbs, cilantro, basil, crumbled bacon, grated cheddar cheese.

Caprese Inspired Layered Salad

Here are my layers for my caprese inspired version:

  • Layer One: Sliced Tomatoes, chopped artichoke hearts
  • Layer Two: Chopped green and black olives, and Caper Berries
  • Layer Three: Lettuce and chopped basil leaves
  • Layer Four: Boccochini slices
  • Layer Five: Garish with Basil leaves and chopped sundried tomatoes
  • Drizzle with balsamic vinigarette ( Olive oil, balsamic vinigarette, salt and pepper)

Mexican Inspired Layered Salad

If you are looking for a mexican inspired version, simply add corn, adobe peppers, salsa dressing, cheese and crispy corn tortilla chips.

  • Layer One: Lettuce
  • Layer Two: Cilantro, green onions
  • Layer Three: Red Pepper, adobe peppers
  • Layer Four: Corn, black beans
  • Layer Five: Salsa/Avocado dressing
  • Layer Six: Cheddar cheese
  • Layer Seven: Tortilla strips

Layered Salads

This is a beautiful salad for serving a crowd!
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Prep Time 1 hour
Course Salad
Cuisine #Canadian
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups Leafy Lettuce
  • 2 cups Spinach
  • 1 1/2 cups Celery, diced
  • 4 Green Onions, chopped
  • 2 cups Red pepper, chopped
  • 5 cups Peas
  • 2 cups Feta, crumbled
  • 1 can Black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup Artichoke Hearts chopped
  • 1 cup Black Olives chopped

Dressing

  • 1 cup Mayonnaise
  • 1 cup Yogurt or sour cream
  • 1/2 cup Olive Oil
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Garnish

  • 2 tablespoons Basil chopped
  • 1/2 cup Cilantro chopped
  • 1/4 cup Green onions chopped
  • 1 Tortilla

Instructions
 

  • Chop separately the lettuce, spinach, celery, green onions, red pepper, artichoke hearts, black olives.
  • Prepare the Salad Dressing: In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise, yogurt or sour cream, olive oil, salt and pepper.
  • Tortilla Strips: fry a corn tortilla in olive oil until it is crispy, then cut into long strips, salt lightly.

Assembling the Salad

  • In a large glass bowl, layer lettuce and spinach.
  • Top with green onions and celery along the sides so that you can see the layers through the glass bowl.
  • Top with the chopped red pepper along the sides.
  • Top with peas along the sides.
  • Top with black beans.
  • Next layer feta cheese, chopped artichoke hearts and chopped olives.
  • Gently spread the dressing over the entire top of the salad.
  • Tightly wrap plastic wrap on top of the bowl and put in the fridge until you are ready to eat.
  • Just before serving remove the plastic wrap and top with chopped cilantro, basil, onions and tortilla strips.

Notes

Assemble this layered salad in a large glass bowl so that you can see all the colourful layers before you divide the salad into individual portions.
This salad is great for the fall and winter because you can always find these ingredients in your local markets.
Enjoy!
Keyword #salad, #vegetables, layeredsalad
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