Southern Cornbread Salad is a magical combination of crumbled cornbread, bacon, beans, veggies, cheese, and Ranch dressing. This recipe feeds a crowd and is great for potlucks!

Not everyone loves Cornbread Salad but for those of us who do, it is one of the best things ever. This cool and creamy southern salad is perfect for summer potlucks.
How to make cornbread for Cornbread Salad:
The cornbread is of course the key to cornbread salad. For ease you could use a box of Jiffy cornbread mix. It gives this salad a sweetness which I like in contrast to the salty bacon and savory Ranch dressing. I make a quick homemade cornbread which has a fair amount of sweetness but not as much as Jiffy cornbread. Feel free to substitute your favorite buttermilk cornbread recipe.  

 
Tips for making:

This recipe is great for using up leftover cornbread and you could easily cut the recipe in half to make a smaller portion.
This salad is easily customizable. Use a different kind of beans or cheese. The veggies can be easily changed too. But I wouldn’t leave out the bacon. It adds so much to this recipe.
I prefer mixing my own Ranch dressing using a packet of Ranch dressing mix, but bottled Ranch dressing will work fine too.
For best results, make your cornbread at least 6 hours in advance.
This salad will keep for 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator, but its texture changes as the cornbread starts to get mushy. Some people like it this way, but you may find that you prefer cornbre...