REC: Really good 7-layer salad

On Sun 29 May 2005 07:34:27a, AlleyGator wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Put everything into a large bowl in the order listed. Chill overnight
and mix.

1 head lettuce, bite size pieces
1 can water chestnuts
1 head cauliflouer, bite size pieces
1 cup mayonaise or Salad dressing for a sweeter version
1 pkg dry Italian salad dressing mix
1 pkg frozen peas
1 bunch green onions, sliced
1 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 lb bacon fried crisp and crumbled.

Oh, I love this salad, used to make it years ago. I think I used brocoli
instead of cauliflower but the rest was the same.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Wayne Boatwright said:

Oh, I love this salad, used to make it years ago. I think I used brocoli
instead of cauliflower but the rest was the same.

Yeah, and for some reason this one seems to have everyone who tries it
asking for the recipe - I thought the hundreds of versions of this
were all about the same, but there must be something different. Only
thing I can think of is the WC's or the parmesan, but I thought those
were pretty standard.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

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Quoted message said:

Put everything into a large bowl in the order listed. Chill overnight
and mix.

1 head lettuce, bite size pieces
1 can water chestnuts
1 head cauliflouer, bite size pieces
1 cup mayonaise or Salad dressing for a sweeter version
1 pkg dry Italian salad dressing mix
1 pkg frozen peas
1 bunch green onions, sliced
1 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 lb bacon fried crisp and crumbled.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

Around here, we don't mix it; just serve it as layered. Ya just dig
down. <80) I like that salad; haven't made it in years and years. The
hazard of a small family and one who doesn't entertain.
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 5/8/05.
"Are we going to measure, or are we going to cook?" -Food Critic Mimi Sheraton

AlleyGator said:

Put everything into a large bowl in the order listed. Chill overnight
and mix.

1 head lettuce, bite size pieces

iceberg?

Quoted message said:

1 can water chestnuts

drained or no?

Quoted message said:

1 head cauliflouer, bite size pieces
1 cup mayonaise or Salad dressing for a sweeter version
1 pkg dry Italian salad dressing mix
1 pkg frozen peas
1 bunch green onions, sliced
1 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 lb bacon fried crisp and crumbled.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

On Mon 30 May 2005 12:46:24a, Denise~* wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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AlleyGator said:

Put everything into a large bowl in the order listed. Chill overnight
and mix.

1 head lettuce, bite size pieces

iceberg?

Yes, at least in every version I've seen.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

1 can water chestnuts

drained or no?

Definitely yes.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

1 head cauliflouer, bite size pieces
1 cup mayonaise or Salad dressing for a sweeter version
1 pkg dry Italian salad dressing mix
1 pkg frozen peas
1 bunch green onions, sliced
1 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 lb bacon fried crisp and crumbled.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Denise~* said:

drained or no?

Sorry - yes, drained - and I rinse them a few times with water to get
rid of the "metal can" taste. BTW, I still can't figure why it's
called 7-layer - there are more components than that.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

AlleyGator said:

Denise~* said:

drained or no?

Sorry - yes, drained - and I rinse them a few times with water to get
rid of the "metal can" taste. BTW, I still can't figure why it's
called 7-layer - there are more components than that.

--

Over time, people add and delete things to a recipe like this.
E.g: My 7-Layer/Hello Dolly bars only have six layers, even if
you count the butter and graham cracker crumbs as separate
layers.)

gloria p

AlleyGator said:

Denise~* said:

drained or no?

Sorry - yes, drained - and I rinse them a few times with water to get
rid of the "metal can" taste. BTW, I still can't figure why it's
called 7-layer - there are more components than that.

The 7-layer salad around here is lettuce, bacon bits, peas, mayo,
Cheddar cheese, scallions and something else I forget...not necessarily
in the order I listed. No broccoli, cauliflower or stuff like
that-there.

N.