GRANDMA'S WILTED LETTUCE WITH HOT BACON DRESSING

Grandma's Wilted Lettuce with Hot Bacon Dressing image

Provided by Fran Miller

Categories Salads

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 12

FOR HOT BACON DRESSING:
3 slice bacon
1/4 c sugar
1 Tbsp flour
1/2 tsp salt
dash black pepper
1/3 c apple cider vinegar
3 Tbsp water
FOR WILTED LETTUCE
large bowlful of leaf lettuce
some chopped onion
2 hardboiled eggs, optional

Steps:

1. If you are making Wilted Lettuce, put the eggs on to cook, then wash the leaf lettuce carefully. I remove all hard parts, like the spine, of the leaves. Put the leaves in a salad spinner to remove the excess water, or allow the leaves to drain in a colander lined with paper towels. Chop some onion and set aside. When the eggs have cooked about 15 minutes in boiling water, drain the water, and refill the pan with cool water to allow the eggs to cool. Assemble the lettuce leaves and chopped onion in a large salad bowl. Chop the eggs and set aside. THEN prepare the Hot Bacon Dressing.
2. Fry the diced bacon until crispy, then remove the bacon to a paper towel to drain. Reserve about 1 1/2 Tablespoons of bacon grease in the skillet and remove the rest.
3. While the diced bacon is frying, stir together the sugar, flour, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
4. Add the sugar mixture to the 1 1/2 Tablespoons of hot bacon grease, cooking over medium heat and stirring.
5. Add the vinegar and water and stir constantly, bringing it to a boil. Boil about 2 minutes, until slightly thickened. (If too thick, add a little water.)
6. Remove from heat and cool until warm. Pour over lettuce & onion, tossing the salad until coated and wilted. (The hotter the dressing, the more it will wilt. Your call.) Top with the chopped hardboiled eggs and crispy diced bacon. Dinner is served! =^..^=