How to make a salad look different with ease? the easiest method is to produce a layered salad. You can obviously adapt it to your own tastes but it is simple but attractive. Adding pasta shells helps to build this into a full meal on its own. Add a dressing and you have a superb side dish that will accompany any main dish. This is a visually stunning example of something so simple. I always get the children involved to help with layers and which order they should be placed. However, a lot of the ham, pasta and cheese tends to go missing!! I wonder where?
Layered Salad
A Layered Salad is a dish that looks amazing, is far more interesting than a boring thrown together salad and incredibly filling with the pasta.
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Servings: 6 people
Calories: 576kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups romaine shredded, see note
- 3 medium carrots See note
- 1 cup pasta shells see note
- 12 oz peas
- 1 medium red onion
- 1 cups ham cooked, diced
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp chives chopped
- 3 large scallions chopped
Instructions
- Layer the lettuce in the bottom of a clear glass 3-quart (3 L) bowl, followed by the carrots, pasta, peas, onion, ham, and cheese.3 cups romaine, 3 medium carrots, 1 cup pasta shells, 12 oz peas, 1 medium red onion, 1 cups ham, 1 cup Cheddar cheese
- Mix together the mayonnaise, mustard, and fresh herbs.1 1/2 cups mayonnaise, 1/4 cup Dijon mustard, 2 tbsp chives
- Spread the mayonnaise mixture over the salad and place the scallions on top. cover with plastic wrap.3 large scallions
- Cover with cling film/plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours or overnight.
- Toss to mix the ingredients thoroughly immediately before serving.
Notes
Notes:
- Instead of romaine you can use or iceberg lettuce.
- The carrots need to be cut into matchsticks.
- Cook the pasta shells according to instructions.
- Peel, slice and separate the red onion into rings.
Nutrition
Calories: 576kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 978mg | Potassium: 497mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g