I have made this salad for years - thought I created it actually...however, NEVER EVER put the lettuce on the bottom as it turns mushy and rusty--I always put a mixture of onions on the bottom, the fragrance permeates up thru all the other layers to the top...and it is wonderful---Mine has more color--use red sweet peppers and black olives, raddishes -- but your topping sounds great too--so I will try this on my next one--I normally mix dry Italian dressing mix w/ the mayo frosting -
I have made this salad for years - thought I created it actually...however, NEVER EVER put the lettuce on the bottom as it turns mushy and rusty--I always put a mixture of onions on the bottom, the fragrance permeates up thru all the other layers to the top...and it is wonderful---Mine has more color--use red sweet peppers and black olives, raddishes -- but your topping sounds great too--so I will try this on my next one--I normally mix dry Italian dressing mix w/ the mayo frosting -