classic salad

Mexican Layered Salad is a southwestern  twist on an old classic.   Make it ahead of time and refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight to give flavors time to develop and meld together.  Add the tortilla chips and cheese just before serving.  Mexican Layered Salad is a colorful addition to a pot luck, picnic or buffet dinner.  Disappears quickly – you’ve been warned. Romaine lettuce is the usual base, but you can use any head lettuce of your choice.  Google “sturdy lettuce”  -- as in “can remain crispy and hold its shape while being shoveled out of the bowl to the plate and then in to the mouth”  -- and romaine heads the list.  It generally has more flavor and is a deeper color than other head lettuce.  Leaf lettuce is “sturdy” lettuce’s  more delicate and flavorful cousin.  I did ... [Read More]