Cornbread salad. In the bottom of a large glass bowl, place Cornbread cubes. Layer beans, corn, onion, bell pepper, tomatoes, and cheese on top of cornbread. Spread ranch dressing evenly over cheese.
This is a layered salad that is fun to make and pretty served in a glass bowl. Lots of cornbread, corn, beans, green peppers, spring onions, and crumbled bacon. All layered with a creamy herbed dressing. You can have Cornbread salad using 11 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Cornbread salad
- It's of Mexican (can use plain) cornbread mix.
- It's of bacon bits (or 10 slices cooked/crumbled bacon).
- You need of large bell peppers (I use red and/or orange).
- It's of green onions.
- It's of medium tomatoes (optional).
- Prepare of frozen corn (large).
- Prepare of ranch style beans (or similar type).
- You need of dry ranch mix.
- It's of fat free mayonnaise.
- You need of fat free sour cream.
- You need of reduced fat or fat free grated cheese (cheddar or Mexican).
Pour half of the beans over the crumbled bread, half of the mayonnaise mixture, half of the corn, tomatoes, peppers, green onion, bacon and cheese. Cornbread Salad is a wonderful old fashioned recipe that you need in your life! There are so many wonderful recipes around this world and I'm blessed to have tried just a handful of them. I was raised on good Southern cooking.
Cornbread salad step by step
- Bake cornbread following directions on box..
- Combine dry ranch mix, sour cream and mayo until smooth. Chill while cornbread is cooking..
- While cornbread is cooking prepare corn according to directions on package. Let cool..
- Open and drain beans..
- Chop tomatoes, peppers, and green onions into bite sized pieces..
- Once cornbread is done, let cool..
- Once cooled, crumble cornbread up until it looks like fine bread crumbs..
- Begin layering process. When layering remember to smooth out evenly..
- Layer 1: 1/2 cornbread.
- Layer 2: 1/2 bacon.
- Layer 3: 1/2 bell peppers.
- Layer 4: 1/2 green onions and tomatoes.
- Layer 5: 1/2 corn.
- Layer 6: 1/2 beans.
- Layer 7: 1/2 dressing mix, spread smoothly.
- Layer 8: 1/2 cheese.
- Continue layering following same order. Should make two layers of each..
- Chill layered salad until ready to serve. Enjoy!.
Seriously, if you go to any type of dinner in the South, you'll find one of these dishes on the table. Cover and store in refrigerator until ready to serve. This easy Cornbread Salad has all of your favorite summertime flavors, like tomatoes, corn, pinto beans, and the star of the show, cornbread! Topped with a rich and creamy homemade ranch dressing, it's a perfect potluck dish. This salad includes my easy homemade cornbread recipe as one of the ingredients.