Layered Chef Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups bite size lettuce leaves
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 cucumber, sliced
1 small red pepper, sliced
2 cups shredded carrots
1 (10 ounce) box frozen baby peas
1 (12 ounce) jar salad dressing, such as marie's creamy italian Ranch, Thousand Island
4 -6 hard-boiled eggs
1 pint grape tomatoes, cut in half
1 -2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
sliced black olives (optional)

Preparation

Place lettuce on the bottom of a high sided bowl. Layer the onion, peppers, carrots and peas. Spread the dressing over the peas. Place the eggs on top of the dressing and then the tomatoes. Cover with cheese and garnish with olives.