Best 12 Moms Wilted Lettuce Recipes

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**Discover the Art of Wilted Lettuce: A Culinary Journey Through Flavor and Simplicity**

In the realm of culinary delights, wilted lettuce stands as a testament to the transformative power of heat and simple ingredients. This humble dish, often overlooked in the vast panorama of culinary creations, unveils a world of flavors and textures that will surprise and delight your palate. From the classic French frisée salad, with its tantalizingly crispy leaves and nutty undertones, to the hearty German schupfnudeln, where wilted lettuce adds a refreshing touch to a medley of flavors, this collection of recipes takes you on a culinary journey through the art of wilted lettuce. Whether you seek a light and refreshing side dish or a hearty main course, these recipes offer a delectable array of options, each capturing the essence of this versatile green in its wilted glory. So, embark on this culinary adventure and discover the hidden depths of flavor that await you in the world of wilted lettuce.

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CLASSIC WILTED LETTUCE SALAD



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When we were kids, my sister and I would prepare the freshly picked lettuce for this wilted lettuce salad recipe, rinsing it several times and carefully drying it. As we did so, we quibbled about the portions we'd each have. Somehow, it seems she always managed to get more! We still can't get enough of this salad. -Doris Natvig, Jesup, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch     Side Dishes

Time 15m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 bacon strips, cut up
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 tablespoons water
2 green onions with tops, sliced
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 to 10 cups torn leaf lettuce
1 hard-boiled large egg, chopped

Steps:

  • In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain. , To the hot drippings, add the vinegar, water, onions, sugar, salt and pepper, stirring until sugar is dissolved. , Place lettuce in a salad bowl; immediately pour dressing over and toss lightly. Top with egg. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 118 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 45mg cholesterol, Sodium 227mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

WILTED LETTUCE



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How to make wilted lettuce

Provided by Rachel Abernathy

Categories     Salad     Side Dish

Time 6m

Number Of Ingredients 7

2-4 cups fresh lettuce ((leaf lettuce works best))
2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp. sugar or honey
1 tsp. dried basil
Dash salt
Dash onion powder
1 tsp. water ((only if lettuce is dry))

Steps:

  • Wash lettuce and tear into small pieces.
  • Combine vinegar, water (if using), sugar/honey, and seasonings in saucepan. Stir and bring to a rolling boil.
  • Immediately pour hot dressing over lettuce, stirring quickly to wilt. Serve warm.

MY MOM'S WILTED LETTUCE



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This was my ma's recipe passed on to me--don't know any other way to make it and I'm 58 years old. This is really an old-fashioned dish.

Provided by Darlene Summers

Categories     Low Protein

Time 35m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 head leaf lettuce
4 -5 green onions
salt
pepper
1/2 cup bacon grease
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon sugar

Steps:

  • Wash the lettuce several times; drain.
  • Clean and cut the onions into the lettuce.
  • Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Dressing: Heat dressing ingredients to boiling; pour over lettuce while boiling hot.
  • Stir and mix well.
  • Serve immediately.

WILTED LETTUCE



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Make and share this Wilted Lettuce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by VO714

Categories     Vegetable

Time 25m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 bunches green leaf lettuce (or an equal amount of garden lettuce if you should be so lucky!)
1 bunch green onion, tops only, sliced small
1 lb bacon, diced, fried crisp, and drained
1 cup cream or 1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar

Steps:

  • Cut up lettuce and onion tops, place in a large bowl.
  • Place bacon on top of lettuce.
  • Have all the rest of the ingredients ready, because this goes quickly!
  • Pour out all but 3T. of the bacon grease.
  • Set the skillet on medium heat and add the cream, salt and sugar.
  • From this point you will be whisking constantly.
  • Heat the cream until it begins to steam - don't let it bubble.
  • Add the vinegar slowly, whisking constantly until the mixture begins to steam.
  • Pour the mixture over the lettuce, toss and serve immediatly.
  • Make sure you have some good bread to soak up the leftover juices - trust me, folks will fight for the last drops!
  • Note: All the whisking is to keep the dressing from "breaking", or separating. If it does, no problem. It's not as pretty, but it still tastes fabulous.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 494.2, Fat 46.6, SaturatedFat 19.1, Cholesterol 95.7, Sodium 1069.2, Carbohydrate 7.4, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 2.2, Protein 11.6

MOM'S WILTED LETTUCE



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Make and share this Mom's Wilted Lettuce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Beaner in Washington

Categories     Vegetable

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

lettuce (leaf)
6 -8 green onions, sliced
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup water
6 -8 slices bacon

Steps:

  • Cut lettuce.
  • add sliced onion and sugar, toss.
  • Fry bacon till crisp- remove from pan.
  • Drain and crumble bacon.
  • Add vinegar and water to bacon grease- let come to a boil.
  • Pour over lettuce onion and bacon.
  • Mix well.
  • Serve at once.

WILTED LETTUCE



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My mom used to make this in the summer time. It is an old recipe but it is good. I hope you will enjoy besause it reminds me of my mom each time I fix it.

Provided by Zelda Hopkins

Categories     Lettuce Salads

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 6

6 slice bacon
1/4 c cider vinegar
1 tsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
4 c boston lettuce leaves

Steps:

  • 1. Cook bacon til crisp, remove from pan & discard all but 3Tlbs. fat from pan. Add vinegar, brown sugar, salt, and pepper to pan. Bring to a boil & pour over lettuce, Add reserved crumbled bacon

WILTED LEAF LETTUCE SALAD



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When I think of my favorite meals from childhood, this salad comes to mind. Nothing beats garden lettuce wilted with bacon drippings, and no other recipe better captures the taste of long ago.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 4-6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 cups torn leaf lettuce
1 small onion, sliced
3 radishes, sliced
6 bacon strips, diced
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • In a large salad bowl, toss lettuce, onion and radishes; set aside. In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove with a slotted spoon to drain on paper towel. To the drippings, add vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Pour over lettuce and toss; sprinkle with bacon. Serve immediately.

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MOM'S ALABAMA WILTED LETTUCE



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This is the way my mom always made wilted lettuce- she learned it from her mother's mother, Grandma Gallimore, who lived in Mobile, Alabama in 1924.

Provided by Pat Duran

Categories     Salads

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 small heads boston or iceberg lettuce,torn or cut into bite size pieces
1 small onion, chopped
2 small zucchini, sliced or diced
1 medium tomato, cut in pieces, optional
4 large hard boiled eggs, cut up
8 slice bacon
1/2 c wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
1/4 c brown sugar,not packed
1/2 c heavy cream
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp each black pepper and paprika

Steps:

  • 1. Put lettuce, onion, eggs,zucchini and tomato in a large salad bowl. Set aside. Cook bacon in a heavy skillet over medium heat, turning until crisp, about 5 minutes. Place on newspaper(paper towels) to drain and pour off all but 2 Tablespoons of grease from the skillet. Add vinegar, and sugar to grease and cook over low flame, stirring until sugar dissolves.Stir in cream, salt, pepper and paprika, then boil until thickened slightly, about 2 minutes.
  • 2. Pour hot mixture over salad and toss to coat well. Season with salt and pepper to taste, if needed, Crumble bacon over top. This is- To die for!

OLD-FASHIONED WILTED LETTUCE



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"I remember my grandmother making this wonderful 'wilted' salad with leaf lettuce from her garden and serving it with a creamy dressing," recalls Rose Shawyer of Otterbein, Indiana.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch

Time 20m

Yield 6-8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup ceder vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 bacon strips, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 head medium head iceberg lettuce or 1 bunch leaf lettuce, torn
1 large onion, sliced into rings

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, beat the eggs, milk, vinegar, salt and pepper until smooth; set aside. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain, reserving drippings., Whisk egg mixture into drippings. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture reaches 160° or is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. , In a large salad bowl, combine the lettuce, onion and bacon. Pour dressing over salad; toss to coat. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts :

WILTED LETTUCE



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"Here's an easy, old-fashioned salad that makes for a different-tasting side dish," writes Jennie Wilburn of Long Creek, Oregon. "You can use less bacon drippings to cut down on the fat."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch

Time 20m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 cups torn leaf lettuce or spinach
1/2 medium onion, sliced into rings
3 bacon strips, diced
1/4 cup vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 hard-boiled large egg, chopped

Steps:

  • Place lettuce and onion in a large salad bowl; set aside. In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp (do not drain). Stir in vinegar, water, salt and pepper. Pour over lettuce and toss gently until well coated. Top with egg. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts :

WILTED LETTUCE



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Make and share this Wilted Lettuce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Irish Chef 54

Categories     Greens

Time 20m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 head lettuce, torn
1 large onion, chopped
4 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
10 slices bacon, fried and crumbled, reserve the grease

Steps:

  • Toss lettuce and onions slightly,just enough to combine ingredients and set aside for now.
  • Mix sugar and vinegar.
  • Pour off half the bacon grease,to the remainder,add the sugar and vinegar.
  • Cook until thickened.
  • When mixture has thickened slightly pour hot dressing over lettuce and add crumbled bacon,serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 342.9, Fat 25.7, SaturatedFat 8.5, Cholesterol 38.5, Sodium 498.9, Carbohydrate 19.3, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 14.9, Protein 8.1

WARM WILTED LETTUCE SALAD



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Fresh, colorful and lightly coated with a delectable dressing, this salad is perfect for a special meal or Sunday dinner. Mom made it look so tempting with the crisp radishes and crumbled bacon. -Vera Reid, Laramie, Wyoming

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 bunch leaf lettuce, torn
6 to 8 radishes, thinly sliced
4 to 6 green onions with tops, thinly sliced
DRESSING:
4 to 5 bacon strips
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • Toss lettuce, radishes and onions in a large salad bowl; set aside. In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain. To the hot drippings, add vinegar, lemon juice, sugar and pepper; stir well. Immediately pour dressing over salad; toss gently. Crumble the bacon and sprinkle on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 76 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 94mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

Tips:

  • Choose the right lettuce: Look for sturdy varieties such as romaine, butterhead, or escarole. Avoid delicate lettuces like Bibb or Boston, as they will wilt too easily.
  • Wash the lettuce thoroughly: Rinse the lettuce leaves in cold water to remove any dirt or debris. Dry the leaves thoroughly with a salad spinner or paper towels.
  • Use a large skillet: A large skillet will allow the lettuce to wilt evenly and prevent it from becoming soggy.
  • Cook the lettuce over medium-high heat: This will help the lettuce wilt quickly and evenly.
  • Stir the lettuce frequently: This will help prevent the lettuce from sticking to the pan and burning.
  • Add the dressing just before serving: This will prevent the dressing from wilting the lettuce too much.

Conclusion:

Wilted lettuce is a delicious and versatile dish that can be served as a side dish or main course. It is a great way to use up leftover lettuce, and it is also a healthy and affordable meal. With a few simple tips, you can easily make wilted lettuce at home. So next time you have a head of lettuce that needs to be used up, give this recipe a try.

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