This salad is a favorite of my three sons. I took it to a luncheon honoring our school district’s food service manager, and she asked for the recipe. I like to make the dressing the day before so the flavors blend together. &mdash;Linda Ashley, Leesburg, Georgia

Layered Salad for a Crowd

mayonnaise

2% milk

dill weed

seasoning blend

romaine, torn

carrots,

red onion

cucumber,

(10 ounces) frozen peas, thawed

cheddar cheese

bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, milk, dill and seasoning blend.

In a 4-qt. clear glass serving bowl, layer the romaine, carrots, onion and cucumber (do not toss). Pour dressing over the top; sprinkle with peas, cheese and bacon. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

Everyone raved about this layered salad! I thought 2 teaspoons of dill weed would be too much, but made the dressing as directed. It was perfect. It seemed odd that this dressing had no acid component (vinegar or lemon juice), but again I followed the recipe and it tasted great and allows putting the dressing on in advance. I had no cucumbers on hand, so I substituted diced tomatoes. I did add four quartered hard-boiled eggs and arranged them on the top of the salad.I did some research and came up with a number of "seasoning blends". Here is what I put together. You only need 1/2 teaspoon for this recipe, so you'll have plenty leftover.•     1 tsp Garlic powder•     1 tbsp Parsley, Dried•     1 tbsp Paprika•     1 tsp Turmeric, Ground•     1 1/2 tsp Onion powder•     1 1/2 tbsp Celery salt•     1 1/2 tsp Cornstarch•     3 1/2 tsp Sugar, Fine•     1/3 cup Salt, Fine•     1/8 tsp Black pepper•     1/8 Cayenne pepper

This is an excellent recipe to make for a summer gathering. I love that it can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator until time to serve. Instead of the dillweed and seasoning blend, I used about 1.5 teaspoons of a favorite purchased steak seasoning mixture. Don't skip the bacon - it really adds great flavor to this salad!

Do you mix up the layers at serving time, or do people serving themselves mix it up enough?

See the Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Morton Nature's Seasons seasoning blend.

Could this be the "seasoning blend" ?  McCormick's Perfect Pinch Salad Supreme seasoning...

Witherspoon28, do you realize with all your changes you did not review this salad?  You reviewed the salad that you made which is not the recipe.  So now I suppose we should review your salad.  This salad made as listed in the recipe reads is great.  Maybe we can review Witherspoons28's at a later date.

Ive made this for many years. I never used the dill so thats on my list of things to try. I just use ingredients in house at the time. I believe the seasoning blend maybe a packet in the dressing aisle of the store. I use Italian seasoning .

Just use your favorite Mrs. Dash for the seasoning blend..

Always a great crowd pleaser, love the dill! I. Believe the seasoning blend is like Natures Seasonings  or a seasoned salt

10 stars. I made it for a community picnic so I had to up the amounts by quite a lot. Big hit all around and no leftovers. Delish!

I needed a big salad for a large group of ethnically diverse people. I was also concerned about fat content. I used reduced fat mayonnaise, 2% cheese and served the bacon on the side. This was a big hit and one of the first dishes to disappear. Salads are usually not this popular at a pot luck. This is definitely a crowd pleaser!

For the ones asking re: seasoning blend, it is the same as seasoning salt.

Everyone just loved this salad to where they ask me to make at family and work functions keeper

I would love to try this recipe but I don’t know what seasoning blend is. I see quite a few other people  asked the same question but received no reply.

layered salad for a crowd

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Servings: 20

Author : Taste of Home Editorial Team

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