Polish Wilted Lettuce Salad

By MaryEllen

Ingredients

• 1 head iceberg or romaine lettuce, washed, dried and torn coarsely into pieces
• 1/2 pound bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 large finely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• Salt and pepper to taste

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from easteuropeanfood.about.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place lettuce in a heatproof bowl. In a large skillet, fry bacon until half cooked. Add onion and continue to fry bacon until crisp but not burned. Drain all but 4 tablespoons bacon grease from the skillet. Add water, vinegar and sugar, and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.

Pour hot vinaigrette over lettuce, add salt and pepper to taste and toss. Serve immediately.