Paula Deen's Layered Salad

[Curly Sue]

Cornucopia Layered Salad:

I'm watching her construct this as we speak, with
increasing horror as she adds each layer (lettuce, bell
pepper, celery, water chestnuts, green peas, bananas, yes,
bananas, raisins, nuts, green onions, bacon, the mayo
layer, and grated cheddar).

http://www.foodtv.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_-
27632,00.html

The salad may be layered not tossed, but my cookies were in
danger when she added the mayonnaise layer and topped it
with grated cheese.

She seems to be very fond of it and it got rave reviews on
the site from people who supposedly made it. She says the
bananas and lettuce are a great combination. I could try
that particular combo on a limited basis, but I can't bring
myself to make the whole enchilada.

OK, has anyone made this or something like it?

Is it some magical combination that tastes better than
it sounds? It was just weird when she added the bananas,
but turned gross when she "frosted" it with the
mayonnaise dressing.

Sue(tm) Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

[Christine]

"Curly Sue" <address.in.sig@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:40e8158a.11576517@news-server.nyc.rr.com...
> Cornucopia Layered Salad:
>
> I'm watching her construct this as we speak, with
> increasing horror as she adds each layer (lettuce, bell
> pepper, celery, water chestnuts, green peas, bananas, yes,
> bananas, raisins, nuts, green onions, bacon, the mayo
> layer, and grated cheddar).
>
> http://www.foodtv.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_993-
> 6_27632,00.html
>
>
> The salad may be layered not tossed, but my cookies were
> in danger when she added the mayonnaise layer and topped
> it with grated cheese.
>
> She seems to be very fond of it and it got rave reviews on
> the site from people who supposedly made it. She says the
> bananas and lettuce are a great combination. I could try
> that particular combo on a limited basis, but I can't
> bring myself to make the whole enchilada.
>
> OK, has anyone made this or something like it?
>
> Is it some magical combination that tastes better than it
> sounds? It was just weird when she added the bananas, but
> turned gross when she "frosted" it with the mayonnaise
> dressing.
>
> Sue(tm)

This recipe received much attention from a food mailing list
I'm on (Foodwine). All the attention was negative <g>

Chris in Pearland

[Telmgren]

"Curly Sue" <address.in.sig@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:40e8158a.11576517@news-server.nyc.rr.com...
> Cornucopia Layered Salad:
>
> I'm watching her construct this as we speak, with
> increasing horror as she adds each layer (lettuce, bell
> pepper, celery, water chestnuts, green peas, bananas, yes,
> bananas, raisins, nuts, green onions, bacon, the mayo
> layer, and grated cheddar).
>
> http://www.foodtv.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_993-
> 6_27632,00.html
>
>
> The salad may be layered not tossed, but my cookies were
> in danger when she added the mayonnaise layer and topped
> it with grated cheese.
>
> She seems to be very fond of it and it got rave reviews on
> the site from people who supposedly made it. She says the
> bananas and lettuce are a great combination. I could try
> that particular combo on a limited basis, but I can't
> bring myself to make the whole enchilada.
>
> OK, has anyone made this or something like it?
>
> Is it some magical combination that tastes better than it
> sounds? It was just weird when she added the bananas, but
> turned gross when she "frosted" it with the mayonnaise
> dressing.

I make something like it. I think it's a southern thing. I
make mine with lettuce, celery, green peas, chopped
tomatoes, green onions, bacon, mayo and cheddar. I could see
how it may seem gross, but it's actually really very good
but a PITA to make in my opinion. I don't know WHAT the
fruit and nuts are all about. They sound disgusting! Yuck!