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this is a traditional hot salad common to the western NC mountains ... my memories of it go back over 60+ years ... I realize that this recipe will surprise some and mystify others but man-o-man do I ever enjoy it .. .. I have seen it in other places where it was called wilted lettuce .... it is simple to to fix

chop spring onions (both white and green parts) into pieces about 1" long

clean and tear fresh leaf lettuce into bite size pieces

fry 6 or so pieces of bacon and crumble it (save grease)

arrange lettuce/onions/crumbled bacon on a plate

heat bacon grease to where it is smoking (you can add additional oil if needed, I use olive oil)

pour heated grease over the lettuce/onion/bacon, the hot grease will wilt the lettuce and be advised if water drops are on the lettuce it will spatter

eat immediately


picture one is of the salad and picture two shows yes I do eat it

Sounds good Jim! Will have to try that. After all, the wife is always trying to get me to eat more greens.
Served that way, I do think I would enjoy!

it must be spring, I just had my first fix of Killed Lettuce for 2024

JEBar wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:26 pm

it must be spring, I just had my first fix of Killed Lettuce for 2024

Lettuce murderer!..
Hope it was good.

markiver54 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:52 pm

JEBar wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:26 pm

it must be spring, I just had my first fix of Killed Lettuce for 2024

Lettuce murderer!..
Hope it was good.

Guilty as charged

it most certainly was

Never heard that dish referred to as "killed lettuce."
When I was growing up in rural south eastern Illinois, the dish was referred to as "wilted lettuce." A frequent spring dish when the first pickings of leaf lettuce and onions were harvested.

it goes by both names around here

JEBar wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:44 pm

it goes by both names around here

This is true...

I'll be whipping up a plate of that before the coming weekend is out!

ditchparrot wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:44 pm

I'll be whipping up a plate of that before the coming weekend is out!

way back in this thread it points out process .... spring onions, leaf lettuce, bacon .... the bacon grease needs to be hot (some say smoking hot) make sure the lettuce is as dry as possible .... be very careful pouring it on the lettuce .... it needs to sizzle when it contacts the lettuce ..... looking forward to your comments

JEBar wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:04 am

way back in this thread it points out process .... spring onions, leaf lettuce, bacon .... the bacon grease needs to be hot (some say smoking hot) make sure the lettuce is as dry as possible .... be very careful pouring it on the lettuce .... it needs to sizzle when it contacts the lettuce ..... looking forward to your comments

Thanks. Would it be sacrilege to add things like shredded cheese and croutons?

ditchparrot wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:29 am

Thanks. Would it be sacrilege to add things like shredded cheese and croutons?

what you like is up to you .... suggest you taste it the old-timey way and then adjust as you like .... as a second thought, I don't think that pouring smoking hot bacon grease over shredded cheese would work out well

JEBar wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:14 am

what you like is up to you .... suggest you taste it the old-timey way and then adjust as you like .... as a second thought, I don't think that pouring smoking hot bacon grease over shredded cheese would work out well

No, the cheese would have to go on after the grease. I'll try without the first time.