Moms Leaf Lettuce In Cream
From krumkake 15 years ago
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Most of us “baby-boomers” grew up with this from our mother’s or grandmother’s garden. Leaf lettuce grew abundantly in their gardens, regenerating itself after it was picked until the hot weather did it in for the summer. Read more We ate it either “wilted” or “creamed”, and we never seemed to tire of it. It’s a crisp, refreshing salad, without the heaviness of any oils. Since it’s so hard to find true “leaf lettuce” anymore (and I’m no gardener), I tried this with romaine, since that green worked so well last week with the wilted dressing…it worked great with this cream dressing, too. I’ll be eating a lot of this for the rest of the summer - simple, but sooooo good! See less
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- 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half (regular milk just doesn’t seem to work with this - the heavy cream version is my favorite, but half-and-half will do in a pinch!)
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cider vinegar
- 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped into bite size pieces (I like to chop mine quite small)
- ½ sweet onion, sliced into thin rings and the rings then cut in half
- Salt and pepper
- NOTE: I only used about 1/2 of the cream dressing for 1 head of romaine - just keep adding and tossing until the leaves have a light coating of it.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half (regular milk just doesn’t seem to work with this - the heavy cream version is my favorite, but half-and-half will do in a pinch!) shopping list
- ¼ cup sugar shopping list
- ¼ cider vinegar shopping list
- 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped into bite size pieces (I like to chop mine quite small) shopping list
- ½ sweet onion, sliced into thin rings and the rings then cut in half shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- NOTE: I only used about 1/2 of the cream dressing for 1 head of romaine - just keep adding and tossing until the leaves have a light coating of it. shopping list
How to make it
- Clean the romaine, if needed, and cut into small pieces.
- Slice the onion and toss it with the lettuce.
- Salt and pepper the salad (yes, you put the salt and pepper directly on the lettuce and onion, not in the dressing - don’t ask me why…it’s just how my mother did it and it works!)
- In a 2 cup measuring cup, pour in the heavy cream or half-and-half.
- Stir in the sugar and whisk well until the sugar is dissolved.
- Whisk in the vinegar, whisking until the mixture thickens just a bit.
- Pour the dressing over the lettuce and onions and toss well.
- Serve immediately.
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Reviews & Comments 12 - All Comments
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- leebear ate it and said...
" It was excellent "
Was this review helpful? Yes FlagGREAT SIMPLE RECIPE!HIGH 5!
- trigger ate it and said...
" It was excellent "
Was this review helpful? Yes FlagSuch a creamy dressing.
Five forks and a smile :) - grandmacooks ate it and said...
" It was excellent "
Was this review helpful? Yes FlagWonderful, simple salad!
- shuga ate it and said...
" It was excellent "
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- jenniferbyrdez ate it and said... Was this review helpful? Yes Flag
Love it, as usual.
- auntybea ate it and said...
" It was excellent "
Was this review helpful? Yes FlagThis was always made by my mother in the summer and I still love the fresh, fresh flavour of it. It is simply the best salad ever! I mean ever.
- hooch ate it and said...
" It was excellent "
Was this review helpful? Yes FlagKRum'
This looks great! Its winter here at the mo, but when the warmer weather shines on us again, I will be pulling this one out,Thanks,kylie - jett2whit 15 years ago Was this review helpful? Yes Flag
I've heard of this before but I've never had it....could be something for later this week. Thanks for sharing.
- pleclare ate it and said...
" It was excellent "
Was this review helpful? Yes FlagThis is teriffic!
- chefmeow ate it and said...
" It was excellent "
Was this review helpful? Yes FlagOh wow, this brings back memories. Thanks for that Krum. Great post. You have my 5.
- greekgirrrl ate it and said...
" It was excellent "
Was this review helpful? Yes FlagI must have read this wrong I thought it said "ice Cream". I figured lettuce ice cream would be refreshing! hahaha but actually, this looks a lot better.. sorry still cracking myself up...hahaha
Thanks for a great recipe. I need reading glasses, I think!!! - mrtnzangel8 15 years ago Was this review helpful? Yes Flag
Man, this sounds good, too. I am hungry for some salad. :)
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krumkake
Chicago Suburbs, IL
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Reviewed by 10 people
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I must have read this wrong I thought it said "ice Cream". I figured lettuce ice cream would be refreshing! hahaha but actually, this looks a lot better.. sorry still cracking myself up...hahaha
Thanks for a great recipe. I need reading glasses...moregreekgirrrl in Long Island loved it
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Oh wow, this brings back memories. Thanks for that Krum. Great post. You have my 5.
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This is teriffic!
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