Wilted Lettuce Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing. A Classic Arkansas Recipe.

Wilted Lettuce Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing. A Classic Arkansas Recipe.

A classic Arkansas recipe - Wilted Lettuce Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing. You can prepare everything ahead of time and then add the dressing when you're ready to eat. Delicious!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Cuisine: Arkansas

Keyword: how to make wilted lettuce, wilted lettuce, wilted lettuce recipe, wilted lettuce salad, wilted lettuce with bacon

Servings: servings

Author: Michelle Marine

Equipment

Ingredients

One head lettuce about 8-10 cups, washed and shredded
3-4 green onions with whites. Thinly sliced.
4 ounces bacon cooked and crumbled
4 tablespoons hot bacon grease
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
fresh pepper

Instructions

Cut bacon into small pieces called lardon and cook well over medium high head
Wash lettuce well and spin to dry. Then, cut it into strips, or simply tear it.
Place it in a large bowl and add the sliced green onions.
Crumble the bacon and add it to the salad.
Pour the hot bacon grease over the salad. Put vinegar in the same pan to heat, and then pour it over the salad. Toss salad well.

Notes

Visualize that sizzling plate of fajitas you get at a Mexican restaurant and that's what making this salad is like. The hot dressing coats the lettuce and wilts it. The salad is served warm.

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