Nana's 7-Layer Salad

Prep time: 20 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Layers of lettuce, tomatoes, olives, peas, water chestnuts, and a mixture of mayonnaise and Cheddar cheese are topped with bacon in this easy salad recipe.

Ingredients

2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 1/4 cups mayonnaise
4 cups torn iceberg lettuce
2 large Roma (plum) tomatoes, or more to taste, chopped
1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas, thawed
1 (4 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1/2 cup cooked crumbled bacon

Directions

1 Mix Cheddar cheese and mayonnaise together in a small bowl.
2 Pat lettuce into an even layer in the bottom of a large glass serving bowl. Layer tomatoes, black olives, peas, and water chestnuts, respectively, into the bowl. Spread Cheddar cheese mixture over the water chestnuts layer; top with bacon.
3 Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until salad is chilled, at least 30 minutes.