5 from 15 votes
Overnight Salad or Seven Layer Salad
This layered salad combines crisp iceberg lettuce, hard-boiled eggs, bell peppers, onions, peas, tomatoes, green onions, dried cranberries, cheddar cheese, and bacon, all bound by a creamy buttermilk dressing. The salad is assembled in layers then chilled overnight, allowing the flavors to meld. The textural contrast between crunchy vegetables, soft eggs, and creamy dressing creates a balanced dish suitable as a side or light meal.
Prep Time
30 mins
Additional Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 30 mins
Servings:
12
servings as a side dish
Calories:
465 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Salad, Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Salad:
- 1 medium head iceberg lettuce chopped
- 8 egg cooled, peeled and chopped, hard-boiled
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 1 bell pepper chopped, small red
- 1 red onion thinly sliced, medium
- 2 cups peas defrosted, frozen
- 2 cups diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup green onions sliced
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- 16 lices Bacon cooked and roughly chopped
Buttermilk Dressing:
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon dill fresh
- 1 tablespoon parsley fresh
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine all dressing ingredients and mix well. Set aside.
- Place lettuce on the bottom of a large bowl or you can also use a 9x13 casserole dish.
- Top with the first 5 ingredients, uniformly layering each other on top of the other.
- Next, top with half of the bacon and drizzle half of the dressing on top.
- Layer the remaining ingredients in the following order: defrosted peas, diced tomatoes, diced green onions, and the cranberries.
- Spread the remaining dressing on top to seal the edges and top with shredded cheddar cheese.
- Cover the salad with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Top with the remaining chopped bacon and chopped green onions before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
465kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
16g
(32%)
Fat
37g
(57%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
165mg
(55%)
Sodium
535mg
(22%)
Potassium
435mg
(9%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
1192IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
37mg
(41%)
Calcium
169mg
(17%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 servings as a side dish
Amount Per Serving
Calories 465
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 465kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 165mg | 55% |
| Sodium | 535mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 435mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 1192IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 37mg | 41% |
| Calcium | 169mg | 17% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.