Spicy English Seven-layer Salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups small seashell pasta
• 4 carrots, peeled and julienned
• 1/2 head leaf lettuce - rinsed, dried, and chopped
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
• 3/4 cup frozen green peas
• 1/2 cup frozen whole-kernel corn
• 2 cups mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. add the pasta, and cook until tender, about 7 minutes. drain, and rinse under cold water to cool.
• place the carrots in an even layer in the bottom of a large glass bowl, preferably one that is roughly the same diameter from top to bottom. place the lettuce in a layer over the carrots. combine the cucumber, peas and corn; spread in a layer over the lettuce. once the pasta is cooled and drained, then spread that out over the top.
• in a smaller bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, brown sugar, curry powder, and garlic salt. spread this carefully over the pasta. top with shredded cheddar cheese. cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.