2LaneCruzer
Super Star Member
This is one of my favorites; even if you are not a salad fan, you will probably like this one.
Wilted Leaf Lettuce Salad
Ingredients
2 or 3 eggs, boiled and sliced
Bowl of fresh leaf lettuce, washed and drained in colander. It's best to pick the young lettuce out of the garden, but the tender leaf lettuce from the store will work also.
1/4 cup sugar (approximate)
4 slices smoked bacon
Several fresh green onions and radishes
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup water
Boil your eggs, cool them and slice.
Fry the bacon crispy and remove the skillet from the burner.
Drain, cool and crumble the bacon, and set aside the bacon drippings.
Slice the onions and radishes.
Remove the drained lettuce from the colander to a large salad bowl, and sprinkle with sugar;
Mix the vinegar and water and add to the bacon drippings. Heat to boiling, and immediately pour over the lettuce to wilt.
Add the eggs, onions, radishes, bacon bits and salt and pepper to taste. Toss and serve immediately.
(Note: you will probably want to adjust the sugar/vinegar to your own taste)
This is my particular favorite. It does require a bit of art, but you should be able to get it right after a couple of times. Make sure the vinegar/bacon drippings get very hot, and are poured over immediately. The lettuce should be as fresh and tender as possible. I have never eaten a bad batch.
After a hard day in the yard, just open up a cool beer, put a thick rib eye on the grill and get ready for a meal fit for a king. Time the steak, a platter of fried okra and the wilted leaf salad to come off about the same time? It doesn't get much better than this. I couldn't recommend it more highly.
Wilted Leaf Lettuce Salad
Ingredients
2 or 3 eggs, boiled and sliced
Bowl of fresh leaf lettuce, washed and drained in colander. It's best to pick the young lettuce out of the garden, but the tender leaf lettuce from the store will work also.
1/4 cup sugar (approximate)
4 slices smoked bacon
Several fresh green onions and radishes
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup water
Boil your eggs, cool them and slice.
Fry the bacon crispy and remove the skillet from the burner.
Drain, cool and crumble the bacon, and set aside the bacon drippings.
Slice the onions and radishes.
Remove the drained lettuce from the colander to a large salad bowl, and sprinkle with sugar;
Mix the vinegar and water and add to the bacon drippings. Heat to boiling, and immediately pour over the lettuce to wilt.
Add the eggs, onions, radishes, bacon bits and salt and pepper to taste. Toss and serve immediately.
(Note: you will probably want to adjust the sugar/vinegar to your own taste)
This is my particular favorite. It does require a bit of art, but you should be able to get it right after a couple of times. Make sure the vinegar/bacon drippings get very hot, and are poured over immediately. The lettuce should be as fresh and tender as possible. I have never eaten a bad batch.
After a hard day in the yard, just open up a cool beer, put a thick rib eye on the grill and get ready for a meal fit for a king. Time the steak, a platter of fried okra and the wilted leaf salad to come off about the same time? It doesn't get much better than this. I couldn't recommend it more highly.
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