Delta Cornbread Salad. A beautiful side dish you’ll enjoy taking to your next family reunion or potluck, especially if you’ve made it in a beautiful glass trifle bowl so everyone can see all the layers. They will be salivating before you can even set it down.
Delta Cornbread Salad Recipe
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How to Make Delta Cornbread Salad in A Flash
Once you’ve prepped your veggies for this salad, you’ll be doing something pretty fun: LAYERING. This salad is super showy so I always try to make it in a clear trifle dish that’s got a pedestal so you can really display it. I’ve been making this salad for a good 15-20 years, but I still hear people say “Gosh, I’ve never even heard of a salad like that!” They always love it….after all what’s not to love about cornbread, bacon, cheese, veggies, AND Ranch Dressing???
Crumbled Cornbread. I usually always keep 2 boxes of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix in my pantry. One box makes the perfect amount of cornbread for this recipe. Or, if you don’t have time to bake up the muffin mix ahead of time, you can purchase cornbread muffins at your local grocer in the baker dept. and crumble them for this dish – works perfectly!
Bacon. Need I say more???
Mayonnaise, sour cream, Ranch salad dressing mix. These ingredients make up the creamy dressing you are going to layer intermittently throughout this salad.
Tomatoes, pinto beans, corn, scallions, bell pepper, shredded carrots. This is your veggie/bean mixture for the salad. Sometimes I even add a diced jalapeno to the mix for a little kick!
Shredded Cheddar. I like to use sharp cheddar, but you can actually add just about any shredded cheese that you enjoy.
Easy Recipe Tips for Making Delta Cornbread Salad
- What’s the easiest way to layer this salad into the trifle bowl? I’ve found that instead of making a bunch of thin layers, it’s easier (and prettier) to simply divide your ingredients in half when layering them into the bowl. So, you’ll put in half of your cornbread crumbles, top with half of the veggie/bean mixture, half of the bacon, half of the cheddar cheese and then half of the Ranch dressing. Then, just repeat.
- I don’t have a trifle dish/bowl. Can I use something else? Any deep bowl will work fine. If it happens to be clear, it will help to show off your work, but if not, no worries. Once somebody removes a scoop of the salad with the serving spoon, everyone will be able to see all the pretty layers and ingredients. They will all dig right in!
Other Summer Salad Recipes to Enjoy –
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- Creamy Chipotle Pasta Salad with Shredded Chicken and Smoked Gouda
- Summer Corn Salad
- Tortellini Pasta Salad with Tomatoes, Corn and Basil
- Crunchy Corn Salad
- Sweet Corn and Baby Pea Salad with Jicama
- Chicken Salad with Red Grapes and Walnuts
- Grandma Lucille’s German Potato Salad
- Classic Macaroni Salad
- Ham Salad
- Instant Pot Potato Salad
- Orzo Pasta Salad with Grilled Steak
- Broccoli Potato Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
- BLT Pasta Salad (Bacon Lettuce and Tomato Pasta Salad)
Printable Directions for Making Delta Cornbread Salad
Delta Cornbread Salad
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups crumbled cornbread (from 1 jiffy corn bead mix, baked according to package directions and cooled)
- 12 slices bacon, cooked until crisp, crumbled
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 oz. package dry ranch salad dressing mix, approx. 2 Tbs.
- 4 Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 15 oz. can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 3 cups frozen sweet corn kernels, thawed
- 1 sweet red pepper, membranes and seeds removed, diced
- 1 bundle scallions, green and white parts both
- 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Combine mayonnaise with sour cream and ranch dressing mix; set aside.
- Combine tomatoes, pinto beans, corn, red pepper, and green onions in a large mixing bowl. Using a 3-4 quart glass serving bowl or trifle dish, layer in half of the crumbled cornbread, half of the bean mixture, half of the bacon and and half of the cheese.
- Top the cheese with half of the dressing; repeat layers. Cover and chill for 6-8 hours or overnight.
The hogfarmer hubby loves this salad too!
Hi Christy – that’s because he’s a GOOD man!
love ya,
Alli
I printed this out but can not read because the print is so light. What else can I do. Would love to make it and don’t want to write it out.
Hi Pete – did you ever get the recipe to print?
Chef Alli
I gotta try this yummy recipe real soon!
Hi Mandy –
Please do!! And when you serve it up, please let me know what your fam thinks. I always appreciate the feedback and comments here, plus a rating.
Let’s Keep Cookin’,
Chef Alli
Love this salad – I always double it in a very large clear bowl & it tastes as good as it looks! Sometimes I add layers of chopped green leaf lettuce & usually save a little of the pepper onions, bacon & cheese to sprinkle on for garnish. Feeds a lot of hungry folks!
Hi Sandy –
Thank you so much for your comment and rating on the Delta Cornbread Salad recipe – I so appreciate it. Love your idea with the chopped leaf lettuce layers. I like to garnish the top a bit, too – we think alike! I should adjust the recipe to reflect that part.
Sincerely,
Chef Alli