Easy Layered Salad

This salad from the ShopRite weekly flyer is a perfect recipe for the coming hot weather since it uses leftovers like hard-cooked eggs and ham you might have and keeps the kitchen temperatures down.
Make It Your Way: Use any variety of your favorite ingredients such as cooked chicken or turkey, canned tuna, olives, canned beans, cooked potatoes, cooked green beans, sliced mushrooms, corn or crumbled bacon in this salad.
Supreme Layered Salad: Prepare as directed. Use 1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® Salad Supreme Seasoning in place of the dill weed and ground mustard.

Servings:Makes 12 servings.     Preparation Time:20 minutes
 
Ingredients
 

• 4 cups mixed salad greens
• 2 tomatoes, chopped (about 2 cups)
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
• 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 3 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
• 2 cups cubed cooked ham
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp dill weed
• 1/2 tsp mustard, ground

 
Directions
 

1. Place salad greens in bottom of large serving bowl. Layer tomatoes, 1 cup of cheese, peas, eggs, ham and onion over greens.

 

1. Mix mayonnaise, sour cream, dill weed and ground mustard in medium bowl until well blended. Spread evenly over salad. Cover.

 

1. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight until ready to serve.

 

1. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese just before serving

All recipe ingredients should be cooked to a safe internal temperature according to USDA guidelines. After preparing a recipe, please store any leftovers in the refrigerator.


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