Layered Salad

Gotta get you some big shoes, mama

We haven't even started cooking. We're having too much fun. I know. So to start off with today, I'm going to be making a layered salad

And I think it just goes with anything and everything. All right

Now, if you're finished getting that bacon on the sheet, I'm going to start chopping our lettuce

And I'm going to pop this in the oven just to get that crisp up. Right? We're going to do some bacon bits or something on top

Oh, we'll do something, honey. All right. So if you would chop those tomatoes

Certainly. We're just going to chop our lettuce. Now, I have to tell you, because I'm originally from Alabama

so we've always done a variation of layered salad. So I'd love to see what you've come up with

Yes. All right, now I'm going to put on frozen peas, y'all

These are so good. So that's the first two layers. Okay. All right, now I'm going to take my cucumber

However the recipe says to seed it but I love the seeds so I not going to seed it And I got three tomatoes This should be enough right here right Yeah that should be enough Okay And you can put this together in any order you want to y

As long as your cheese and your bacon and your dressing are the last three things

All the good stuff that people can see. Yes. Everybody gets excited when they see cheese and bacon, huh

Yes. Yes. As the bowl grows, you can start to see the different colors

Yum. Now, I'm going to chop up some scallions, and if you could slice up those radishes, we'll have our next two layers

Oh, we're chopping. You didn't tell me we're chopping. I thought we were slicing. Oh, that's all right. No, you, if you'll just slice them for me, then I'll just chop them right over here

Your kitchen, your rules, you got it. All right, so we got radishes

Uh-huh. Looking pretty. Now we're gonna make our dressing. Okay. And I tell you what, you can take that bowl right there. Sure

And we got two cups. Of sour cream Yes and we making this light y I noticed the light sour cream Yeah so this is light sour cream Is that how you stay all slim and trim now Because you looking very cute I must say

Thank you. It's more moderation. And people just have to understand that

You don't have to eat the whole thing. That's what I had to learn. Like, it's still going to be good. I mean, by the time I get to the second bite

I now know what it tastes like. You know what it tastes like, so you don't have to go in

and just keep going. All right. Just stop yourself. So two teaspoons of salt

Okay. And that sounds like a lot of salt, y'all. But you got a lot going on

Sour cream requires a lot of salt. Ooh, let me do some pepper

All right. Now we're going to put in about a quarter of a cup of lemon juice

There you go. You got some muscles there, Ms. Bolling. Honey, I got muscles. I'm scared of you

That's from raising two boys, honey. All righty. There we go. Yay

Let me get that whisk, and then I can whisk this better. Thank you. All right

And speaking of bacon look at that Jamaica Our bacon ready I going to grab this bacon Ooh If you will frost that Just pour it all over And I going to crumble up our bacon

And just sprinkle that on top. This bacon is nice and crisp and warm

And I love how you said frost the salad. It is almost like a frosting. Look at that

Yes, it's like frosting a cake, honey. Oh, my goodness. And the great thing about this, y'all, is you can make it ahead of time

You can actually make this a day ahead of time. You would think that your lettuce would get soggy, but it doesn't

And then all those flavors just kind of come together. Oh, that's beautiful. How beautiful is this, y'all

Get that bacon, lady. Get that bacon. Yes, yes. Now that's how you top a salad

Look at that. Yes, yes. Look at the beautiful layers, y'all. You can see every color

It is. Yes. Very fresh. That is beautiful. Just beautiful. And got so many yummy things in it that taste good and are good for you