Leaf Lettuce Salad

"Sometimes the simple things are the best...Another one of the recipes that I grew up with way back when... If you don't grow your own, you can get leaf lettuce at a produce stand, a farmer's market or many grocery stores carry it..."
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
4
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Put the Mayonnaise, Vinegar and Sugar into a bowl and stir until mixed --
  • Place in the refrigerator to allow the ingredients to blend and to allow time for the sugar to dissolve --
  • Remove the individual leaves from the main plant -- Do not cut, pull them apart --
  • Rinse each leaf under cold water and shake excess water off the leaves --
  • Remove the tender portion of the leaf from the stalk and discard the stalk --
  • 'Tear' leaves into whatever size you think will fit into your mouth --
  • This is enough dressing for about half a large bunch of lettuce -- Remaining lettuce can be stored in the refrigerater, covered, for use tomorrow --
  • Start by tossing a third or so of the lettuce with the dressing and add lettuce until the lettuce is coated well with the dressing -- (you don't want a pool of sauce in the bottom of the bowl but you want the lettuce well coated) --
  • This is best if the lettuce is mixed with the dressing just prior to eating -- The flavor won't change but the lettuce tends to get soggy after about an hour after mixed with the dressing -- .

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Reviews

  1. so happy i found this. was a beautiful touch to my garden salad , picked fresh from garden. although i though you had to cut leaves with scissors. i hope i didnt ruin my plant :( my first year with my own veggie garden
     
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  2. Love this, my childhood favorite. My family had a very large garden growing up and this was the dressing we always had with our salad
     
  3. Great basic salad. For me something was missing. Probably a few seasoning. It could be great with tomatoes and cucumber in it. Thanks Tom Collins :) Made for All you can cook buffet
     
  4. My garden is producing lots of leaf lettuce and this was a new way to enjoy it. Thanks tom for posting an easy, tasty recipe.
     
  5. Where has this refreshing, SUPER easy simply perfect salad been all my life? 5 stars for easy, 5 stars for flavor, 5 stars for so few ingredients and 5 stars for the sentimentality of it being from your childhood. A TOTAL keeper and will be in my regular salad rotation. My kids are now going to grow up with it too. Thank you SO much for sharing it with us!
     
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