Best 12 My Moms Wilted Lettuce Recipes

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**Explore the Culinary Delights of Wilted Lettuce: A Medley of Freshness and Simplicity**

Embark on a culinary journey with our versatile wilted lettuce recipes, where fresh, crisp lettuce meets a symphony of vibrant flavors. Discover the classic charm of My Mom's Wilted Lettuce, a timeless dish that captures the essence of simplicity. Experience a taste of the Mediterranean with our Mediterranean Wilted Lettuce, where sun-kissed tomatoes, savory feta, and aromatic herbs dance together in perfect harmony. Indulge in the smoky, nutty goodness of our Wilted Lettuce with Bacon and Warm Bacon Dressing, a delightful combination that adds depth and richness to the dish. For a vegetarian twist, try our Wilted Lettuce with Warm Mushroom Dressing, where earthy mushrooms take center stage, complemented by a medley of fresh herbs. Prepare to be amazed by our Wilted Lettuce with Creamy Dijon Dressing, a creamy, tangy dressing that elevates the humble lettuce to new heights. With these diverse recipes, you'll discover the endless possibilities of wilted lettuce, transforming it from a mere salad green into a culinary masterpiece.

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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 SALAD (AKA HOT LETTUCE)



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Hot lettuce is amazing! This simple wilted lettuce salad and its homemade dressing makes for a delicious addition to your favorite meal.

Provided by Thriving Home

Categories     Salad

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 5

About 4-6 cups of lettuce (tender, fresh garden lettuce is the best!)
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (or bacon drippings)
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt, or more to taste

Steps:

  • Rinse and dry the salad in a salad spinner. (Or rinse in a colander and let dry on a towel on the counter.) Tear into bite-sized pieces into a large serving bowl.
  • Combine oil, vinegar, sugar, and salt in a microwave-safe glass jar or bowl.
  • Microwave for about 30 seconds, or until boiling.
  • Immediately pour hot dressing over the large bowl of salad. Toss and taste. Season with more salt and pepper, if desired.
  • Serving suggestion ideas: Add freshly grated Parmesan, feta or Gorgonzola crumbles, thinly sliced or diced apples, and toasted pecans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280 calories, Sugar 8 g, Sodium 592.3 mg, Fat 28.1 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 9.1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 0.7 g, Cholesterol 0 mg

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

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!

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

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 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.

Nutrition Facts :

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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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

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 :

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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Ilove this recipe. I have been eating it since I cannot remember. I love cider vinegar and maple bacon. I made this salad to use the things I love. Must be the German in me.

Provided by out of here

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 30m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 head lettuce, broken up
3 slices bacon
2 hard-boiled eggs

Steps:

  • Fry bacon until crisp; drain off the drippings, saving 1 tablespoon of the drippings.
  • Crumble bacon.
  • Add vinegar to reserved drippings, along with the flour and the water. Let simmer a few minutes.
  • Sprinkle on the brown sugar.
  • Now pour this over the lettuce, cut up eggs, and bacon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 379.3, Fat 20.9, SaturatedFat 6.8, Cholesterol 235.1, Sodium 383.9, Carbohydrate 33.3, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 22.9, Protein 12.6

Tips:

  • Choose the right lettuce. Not all lettuces are created equal. For wilted lettuce salad, you want a lettuce that will hold up well to being cooked, such as romaine, butterhead, or escarole. Avoid delicate lettuces like bibb or mesclun, which will wilt too quickly.
  • Wash the lettuce thoroughly. Before you cook the lettuce, be sure to wash it thoroughly to remove any dirt or debris. You can do this by rinsing the lettuce under cold water or by soaking it in a bowl of cold water for a few minutes.
  • Cook the lettuce briefly. The key to wilted lettuce salad is to cook the lettuce just until it wilts, but not so long that it becomes mushy. Cook the lettuce for 1-2 minutes, or until it is just starting to soften.
  • Use a flavorful dressing. A good dressing is essential for a delicious wilted lettuce salad. You can use a simple vinaigrette, or you can get creative and try a more complex dressing, such as a creamy dressing or a dressing made with bacon or blue cheese.
  • Serve the salad immediately. Wilted lettuce salad is best served immediately after it is made. The lettuce will start to wilt more and lose its flavor if it sits for too long.

Conclusion:

Wilted lettuce salad is a delicious and easy-to-make side dish that is perfect for any occasion. With its simple ingredients and flavorful dressing, this salad is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy side dish, give wilted lettuce salad a try. You won't be disappointed!

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