mom's big salad

(1 RATING)
30 Pinches
Boulder, CO
Updated on Nov 8, 2011

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.

prep time 40 Min
cook time
method No-Cook or Other
yield 8-10 hearty portions

Ingredients

  • 1 - head iceberg lettuce chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1 cup washed and cleaned baby spinach leaves
  • 1 cup finely diced red onion
  • 1 cup finely diced fresh parsley
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 cup sliced radishes
  • 1 cup cucumbers sliced thin
  • 1 cup 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 cups shredded cheddar or swiss cheese
  • 1 cup cooked bacon crumbled
  • 1 box fresh grape tomatoes
  • - ****** the dressing recipe ****
  • 11/2 teaspoons beau monde seasoning
  • 2 dashes tabasco
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 11/2 teaspoons white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon dried dill weed
  • 1 1/2 cups sour cream, lite
  • 1 1/2 cups best foods mayonnaise, light
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil
  • - salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
  • 3 tablespoons diced fresh parsley

How To Make mom's big salad

  • Step 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!
  • Step 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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Category: Salads
Keyword: #Layered
Keyword: #big
Ingredient: Vegetable
Culture: American

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