Twenty-Four Hour Salad

Prep time: 20 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

A layered green salad with green peas, celery, bell peppers, Cheddar cheese, and bacon sprinkled over all. For other variations, I have substituted or added some of my own favorite ingredients, such as: carrots, eggs, mushrooms, sprouts, and seeded cucumbers.

Ingredients

6 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup frozen green peas, thawed and drained
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (3 ounce) can bacon bits

Directions

1 In a large transparent bowl, layer lettuce, celery, bell peppers, onions, peas, mayonnaise, sugar and cheese. Sprinkle bacon bits evenly over the top of the salad.
2 Cover bowl, and refrigerate for 24 hours before serving.