We are going to have some recipe fun this week where we will be sharing 5 recipes (one each day) that in the end could be a super yummy 5-course summer meal and guaranteed to please all palates 🙂 We love these recipes and some are our unique recipes and some are sharing some from our friends that we have adopted and make and love!
With that, the first one is a 6-Layer Salad. This one is really, really, yummy and very easy to make, serve and even take to events. Linda from our church has shared this with us after a few times of indulging in this salad goodness at potlucks!
It is 6-layers and only 7 ingredients!
Here’s the ingredients:
- 1 head of lettuce cut to shreds
- 1 16oz. package of Frozen Peas
- 1 Tbs. Sugar
- 1 cup mayo
- 16 oz. container cottage cheese
- 2 Cups of Shredded Cheese
- 1 12 or 16 oz package of Bacon cooked and crumbled
*For a GREAT cooking tip on bacon that is less mess and perfect cooking – see our post HERE on How to Cook Bacon on a George Foreman Grill.Â
How to make:
- Cook bacon and crumble. I have to be honest and tell you we rarely have bacon for three reasons: 1. I don’t like pork and since I am the cook, I decide what gets cooked and eaten, 2. If I were to eat any pork, it would be bacon occasionally already, but since I HATE cooking bacon, then it is even less often, 3. It is expensive! But we recently shared how to get FREE natural and nitrate free bacon, so especially if you got this, I would recommend it for this salad 🙂 However, I have a trick to cooking bacon that works well for crumbles for recipes, dishes and casseroles. I take the strips uncooked and stack them and cut into about .5″ – 1″ pieces and place in a big stock pot! I then cook them on medium for a long time until much of the fat cooks off and they are crispy! Then drain and cool on paper towels. I like cooking it this way to prevent grease from going all over my kitchen and easier clean-up!
- Then cut the lettuce into shreds and place as the bottom layer in a 9×13 pan
- Then add the layer of frozen peas
- Sprinkle the sugar on the peas layer
- Then mix the 1 cup mayo mixed with the 1 16oz. container of cottage cheese and add this layer on top of the lettuce, peas and sugar
- The add the layer of 2-cups of shredded cheese
- Finally add the cooled crumbled bacon on top
- Then VIOLA! A super yummy 6-layer salad!
- Then just scoop and serve!
This is what is looks like in the end!
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Vicky
Wow so not healthy! I would use plain yogurt, eliminate the sugar use way less light shredded mozzarella and turkey bacon. Maybe add some homemade fresh salsa.
Stephanie
That sounds disgusting..lol
Stephany
This is also delicious with bananas and raisins added before the dressing.
jan
I cook bacon in the oven. Place on rimmed cookie sheet and bake 10 min at 425. If thin sliced a minute less and thicker a minute or two longer. Much less clean up, Ironically spray pan with pam first to prevent sticking.
Debbie
Easy and yummy! Works for me!
Kat
Delete the sugar. Use 1 cup Miracle Whip instead of Mayo, and add 1/2 Parmesan Shaker Cheese to Cottage Cheese.
becky
yuck miracle whip
Angela Ellis
What can I use instead of cottage cheese??
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gillian michell
By “Wha La” I think mean “Voila,” the French word that means “There you have it.” (Voila has an accent on it in French, but I’d settle for any real word!) Also the v is pronounced, ‘vwala,’ which apparently many Americans don’t hear.
Diane
Thanks! That was making my head hurt! LOL
Patricia
How can you get free bacon? I’ve made this salad and we love it.
Gwen
I love this recipe, but instead of frozen peas, try frozen vegetable mix. Just thought I would share this.
EILEEN MYERS
i don’t fry bacon any more i put on baking sheet for 10-12 mins like pack instructs & it is cooked perfectly, crispy, & you don’t have to turn it, you could cook 2-4 lbs at one time depending on size pans you have
sharon
If you cook your bacon in the over, wrinkle up foil and straighten it out, place in pan then put bacon on top. Bacon doesn’t sit in the grease as much and it is a cinch to roll up and throw away or easy to lift the foil and drain into something.
b g mitchell
A”pallet” is a square wooden platform you move boxes on. A “palate” refers to arange of tastes.
Diane
LOL—bloggers need to check their dictionaries!!
jackie
Loved the recipe.but will try and adapt for less cheese .I use chicken bacon .
Jo
I love to add finely chopped red onion or green onion to my salad under the mayo.
Carol L Schuneman
I make this and the dressing is awesome,, don’t change it just because it’s fattening,, your only eating it once, so give it a try!!!.. I add colored peppers, cauliflower and broccoli (chopped small) and then add hard boiled egg (chopped) on top with bacon… I guess I like more then just a 6 layered salad,, but the dressing is perfect this way,, so try it,just once,
before you start wanting to change it…
Robyn
Do you thaw the peas first?