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mom's big salad

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Khristi Chiarella
Boulder, CO

This giant salad is great for any time of year. In the fall and winter we serve it up with hot soup and warm bread. Enjoy! Stays fresh in the fridge covered, for 2 days max.

(1 rating)
yield 8 -10 hearty portions
prep time 40 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For mom's big salad

  • 1
    head iceberg lettuce chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1 c
    washed and cleaned baby spinach leaves
  • 1 c
    finely diced red onion
  • 1 c
    finely diced fresh parsley
  • 1 c
    shredded carrots
  • 1 c
    sliced radishes
  • 1 c
    cucumbers sliced thin
  • 1 c
    white fresh mushrooms sliced thin
  • 1 can
    red kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 can
    garbonzo beans drained and rinsed
  • 4
    cooked eggs cooled and diced
  • 2 c
    shredded cheddar or swiss cheese
  • 1 c
    cooked bacon crumbled
  • 1 box
    fresh grape tomatoes
  • ****** the dressing recipe ****
  • 11/2 tsp
    beau monde seasoning
  • 2 dash
    tabasco
  • 4 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 11/2 tsp
    white vinegar
  • 1 tsp
    lemon pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    dried dill weed
  • 1 1/2 c
    sour cream, lite
  • 1 1/2 c
    best foods mayonnaise, light
  • 2 tsp
    dried basil
  • salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
  • 3 Tbsp
    diced fresh parsley

How To Make mom's big salad

  • 1
    You will need a VERY LARGE SALAD BOWL and a medium size bowl to mix dressing for salad! Wash, clean and prep all the veggies. Then make your dressing. I use a large batter bowl works great, after you have mixed all the dressing ingredients, cover and place in fridge. Next, assemble your salad. Mix iceberg, spinach, onion and parsley together, place in bottom of bowl.Then add other ingredients as listed in layers, finishing with the tomatoes.(do not use diced tomatoes, they will cause salad to get limp and gooey)When salad is layered place all of the dressing over the salad and cover. You may need to use Saran wrap if lid won't fit, you need a BIG BOWL!
  • 2
    Place covered salad in the fridge for at least 3 hours before serving. The colder the better. This one is a keeper! If you do not like iceberg lettuce you can use 2 or 3 heads of butter lettuce instead.
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