Seven-Layer Salad with Dill-Caper Dressing Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise, preferably reduced-fat
• 1/2 cup sour cream, preferably reduced fat
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
• 1 tablespoon small rinsed capers
• Salt and coarsely ground black pepper
• Hot red pepper sauce
• 2 romaine hearts, trimmed and torn into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 pint cherry or grape tomatoes
• 2 medium carrots, shredded
• 2 celery ribs, sliced into 1/8-inch-thick pieces
• 1 medium sweet red or yellow pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1 cup fresh corn kernels, blanched in boiling water for 2 minutes, drained, and rinsed
• 1 seedless cucumber, sliced into 1/8-inch-thick rounds