BBQ Ranch Cornbread Salad is a layered salad that’s perfect for potlucks and picnics since it can be prepared ahead of time. It’s visually stunning if assembled in a glass bowl and can serve a hungry crowd. This recipe is a little bit of a southwestern twist on the traditional southern cornbread salad.

What Is Cornbread Salad"

Cornbread Salad is an old-fashioned southern recipe that is great for potlucks. It typically features crumbled cornbread, beans, tomatoes, and bacon all tossed in a mayonaise-based dressing. This one is a little jazzed up with bbq sauce and it is made as a layered salad instead of mixing everyhting up together.

Layered Salad Recipe

On the bottom is a layer of cubed cornbread. I use a Martha White mix for the cornbread. All you have to do is stir milk into it and pop it in the oven. You could also use Jiffy Cornbread mix or make a homemade cornbread.
On top of the cornbread are layer after layer of yumminess. First there’s chopped romaine lettuce followed by black beans, red bell pepper, cucumber, corn, tomatoes, and red onion.

All of those vegetables are topped off with shredded cheddar cheese, an easy homemade ranch dressing with BBQ sauce mixed in, plus crumbled bacon and french-fried onions on top.

There is so much to love about this cornbread salad recipe!

Typically a cornbread salad has a plain ranch dressing but the BBQ sauce adds a little sweetness and smokiness. I love it!

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