7 Layer Salad made with traditional ingredients like peas, Iceberg lettuce, eggs, bacon, cheese, and an easy mayo dressing!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 7-Layer Salad, Seven Layer Salad
Servings: 18
Calories: 284kcal
Author: Kelly Anthony
Ingredients
FOR THE DRESSING
1 ⅓cupmayonnaise
¼cup sour cream
2teaspoonswhite vinegar(white wine, apple cider, or rice wine vinegar will work as well)
½teaspoonKosher salt
⅓cup grated Parmesan cheese
FOR THE SALAD
12slices thick-cut bacon, diced
4cups (about 1 head)Iceberg lettuce, chopped(make sure the lettuce is dry)
2cupsgrape tomatoes, halved lengthwise and seeded
6large hard-boiled eggs, roughly chopped
1(16-ounce) bagfrozen peas, thawed in a colander
1 ½cupfreshly grated Cheddar cheese
Instructions
Add all of the dressing ingredients to a medium-sized mixing bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside until ready to use.
Add the bacon to a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and cook for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside on a paper towel-lined plate.
Have ready a 3-quart trifle dish, bowl, or a 9x13" casserole dish. Add the ingredients in a layer in this specific order: Lettuce, tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, and then the peas. Pour the dressing over the peas and spread it evenly across the top. Sprinkle the Cheddar cheese over the dressing, and top with the bacon.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled.