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Wilted Leaf Lettuce Salad

Name: Wilted Leaf Lettuce Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 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

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Total Time:Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Rosemary Falls

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Taste of Home's Editorial Process

Updated on Sep. 24, 2022

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.

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Wilted Leaf Lettuce Salad

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Yield:6 servings

Prep:10 min

Cook:5 min

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Ingredients

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

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Directions

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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.