Overnight Buffet Salad Recipes

OVERNIGHT BUFFET SALAD

Steps:

• Wash spinach and lettuce and spin dry.
• Tear into small pieces, wrap in paper towels and refrigerate several hours, or overnight until dry and crisp.
• In a 13"x9"x5" deep dish (I use the foil store- bought pan), layer half the spinach, lettuce, peas, onion, grated eggs and bacon; repeat layers.
• In a small bowl, combine dry salad dressing mix, mayonnaise, sour cream and yogurt.
• Spread prepared dressing over entire top of salad, making sure the edges are covered.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Garnish the top with green pepper rings, sliced black olives or green olives, tomato wedges, and slices or wedges of hard-cooked eggs.

ERMA BOMBECK'S OVERNIGHT LAYERED SALAD RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• Cover bottom of shallow 3 to 4 qt baking dish with lettuce. Spread peas, water chestnuts, green onion, and celery on top. Combine mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, sugar, seasoned salt and garlic powder in med. size bowl. Spread mixture in thin even layer over top of vegetables. Cover tightly with foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. To serve, sprinkle with eggs, then bacon. Garnish with tomato wedges.

OVERNIGHT MARINATED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the vegetables; set aside. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the remaining ingredients and shake well. Pour over vegetables; toss gently. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.

MOM'S OVERNIGHT MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• After cooking and draining macaroni, mix first set of ingredients together, while macaroni is still warm.
• In another bowl mix together second set of ingredients until it is smooth.
• Then pour it over the macaroni and stir.
• Cover and refrigerate OVERNIGHT.
• It will be bright yellow and real good the next day!

OVERNIGHT LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• In large glass salad bowl, layer 1/2 chopped Lettuce, sprinkled with 1/2 teaspoons Salt. Then layer next 6 ingredients in any order you like. Top with other 1/2 chopped Lettuce sprinkled with 1/2 tsp.Salt.
• In separate bowl, combine all dressing ingredients and spread evenly over top layer.
• Sprinkle Cheese and Bacon over all. Refrigerate (8 to 24 hours).
• Toss just before serving.

OVERNIGHT SALAD

Steps:

• Layer in preceding order.
• Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight.
• Toss before serving.

OVERNIGHT LAYERED LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. or 13x9-in. glass dish, layer the first 5 ingredients. In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise and sugar; spoon over salad, spreading to cover., Sprinkle top with cheese, bacon and cranberries. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.

OVERNIGHT SPINACH SALAD FOR FIFTY

Steps:

• In two 5 quart bowls, layer spinach, eggs, bacon, mushrooms, Romaine, and onion.
• In seperate bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and pepper, and spread the mixture evenly over both salads.
• Sprinkle both salads with cheddar cheese and refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours.
• Just before serving, add peas to salad and toss to combine.

FRUIT AND BROCCOLI BUFFET SALAD

Steps:

• Dressing: In a medium bowl, whisk together oil, sugar, vinegar, lime zest, lime juice, garlic, salt, poppy seeds, paprika and mustard. Set aside.
• Salad: In a large bowl, combine oranges, apple, broccoli and grapes. Add dressing and gently toss to coat. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours, until chilled, or for up to 6 hours. Sprinkle with pecans.
• Dressing can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.
• Variation: use a chopped red skinned pear in place of the apple and toasted hazelnuts or walnuts in place of the pecans.

OVERNIGHT FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare cooked Dressing:.
• Heat first 6 ingredients just to boiling in 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Let it cool while you beat the whipping cream.
• Beat whipping cream in chilled medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until it's stiff.
• Fold a spoonful of the cooled egg mixture into into the whipped cream.
• Fold the rest of the cooled egg mixture into the whipped cream.
• If you add the hot egg mixture all at once into the whipped cream, it will curdle; trust me on this.
• Add fruit& nuts to the dressing.
• Refrigerate at least 12 hours to blend flavors.
• Garnish with Maraschino cherries.
• Garnish with nuts if you choose to use the nuts as a garnish rather than an ingredient, or both as I do.