Garden Fresh Layered Salad

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Salad

Ingredients

  • 6 cups torn mixed salad greens
  • 15 oz. can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered or halved
  • 1 cup thinly sliced fennel bulb or broccoli florets
  • 1 cup chopped yellow and/or red sweet pepper
  • 6 oz. diced cooked ham
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 1 cup mayo or salad dressing
  • 2 tbsp. milk
  • 1 tbsp. snipped fennel tops
  • 1/8 tsp ground white pepper
  • 3/4 cup shredded smoked Cheddar

Directions

  1. Place mixed greens in a 3-qt. clear salad bowl. Layer in the following order: garbanzo beans, tomatoes, sliced fennel, sweet pepper, ham, and green onions.

  2. For dressing, stir together mayo, milk, snipped fennel tops, and white pepper. Spoon dressing over salad. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Chill for 4-24 hours.

  3. Before serving, top salad with shredded cheese; toss lightly to coat evenly.

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