Paula Deen's Layered Salad

"Curly Sue" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Cornucopia Layered Salad:

I'm watching her construct this as we speak, with
increasing horror as she adds each layer (lettuce, bell
pepper, celery, water chestnuts, green peas, bananas, yes,
bananas, raisins, nuts, green onions, bacon, the mayo
layer, and grated cheddar).

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The salad may be layered not tossed, but my cookies were
in danger when she added the mayonnaise layer and topped
it with grated cheese.

She seems to be very fond of it and it got rave reviews on
the site from people who supposedly made it. She says the
bananas and lettuce are a great combination. I could try
that particular combo on a limited basis, but I can't
bring myself to make the whole enchilada.

OK, has anyone made this or something like it?

Is it some magical combination that tastes better than it
sounds? It was just weird when she added the bananas, but
turned gross when she "frosted" it with the mayonnaise
dressing.

Sue(tm)

This recipe received much attention from a food mailing list
I'm on (Foodwine). All the attention was negative <g>

Chris in Pearland

"Curly Sue" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Cornucopia Layered Salad:

I'm watching her construct this as we speak, with
increasing horror as she adds each layer (lettuce, bell
pepper, celery, water chestnuts, green peas, bananas, yes,
bananas, raisins, nuts, green onions, bacon, the mayo
layer, and grated cheddar).

foodtv.com0,1977,FOOD 993Open ↗
6_27632,00.html

The salad may be layered not tossed, but my cookies were
in danger when she added the mayonnaise layer and topped
it with grated cheese.

She seems to be very fond of it and it got rave reviews on
the site from people who supposedly made it. She says the
bananas and lettuce are a great combination. I could try
that particular combo on a limited basis, but I can't
bring myself to make the whole enchilada.

OK, has anyone made this or something like it?

Is it some magical combination that tastes better than it
sounds? It was just weird when she added the bananas, but
turned gross when she "frosted" it with the mayonnaise
dressing.

I make something like it. I think it's a southern thing. I
make mine with lettuce, celery, green peas, chopped
tomatoes, green onions, bacon, mayo and cheddar. I could see
how it may seem gross, but it's actually really very good
but a PITA to make in my opinion. I don't know WHAT the
fruit and nuts are all about. They sound disgusting! Yuck!