Wilted Lettuce

How to Restore Partially Wilted Lettuce

If your lettuce is a little soft but hasn't turned rotten, it may just be dehydrated. You can rejuvenate it with some ice and water.

Wilted Lettuce Salad
Simplified

This is a recipe for cooking wilted lettuce and onions, but you can use turnip greens as well. As far as adding meat, normally used are: bacon crumbs or bits, ham cut into very small pieces.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 quarts shredded lettuce


• 3 to 4 green onions, chopped


• salt and pepper

Dressing Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons melted bacon drippings


• 2 tablespoons vinegar


• 1 tablespoon sugar

Preparation:
Combine lettuce and onion in a large bowl; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Combine dressing ingredients and heat to boiling point; pour over shredded lettuce mixture. Taste and adjust seasonings. Toss to mix. Serve at once.

Wilted Lettuce Salad

5 slices bacon
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 head leaf lettuce - rinsed, dried and torn into bite-size pieces
6 green onions with tops, thinly sliced

DIRECTIONS
*Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove from skillet, crumble and set aside.
*To the hot bacon drippings, add the vinegar, lemon juice, sugar and pepper Stir over medium heat until hot.
*In a large bowl, combine the lettuce and green onions. Add the warm dressing and toss to evenly coat. Sprinkle with bacon and serve.


WILTED LETTUCE SALAD
skillet version

2 bunches leaf lettuce, shredded
4 slices bacon
1/4 c. vinegar
1/3 c. chopped green onion
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. Sugar

In a large skillet, fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon, crumble and set aside. Add vinegar to skillet and heat through. Remove skillet from heat. Add lettuce and onion to skillet. Season with salt, pepper, sugar and bacon. Toss 1-2 minutes until lettuce is wilted. Wilted lettuce won't wait. Serve immediately to enjoy its peak flavor.