Stuffed Lettuce Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Remove the lettuce leaves from the head and using scissors cut each leaf into round shaped cups. Add to a bowl of iced water and refrigerate until needed. In a large bowl add all the remaining ingredients, except the chives, and mix well.
• Remove lettuce cups from the water and pat dry with paper towels. Fill the cups with the fruit and vegetable mixture and transfer to serving plates. Garnish the salads with chopped chives and serve.
• Cook's Note: Add lobster and crabmeat, if desired.

Steps:

• Core lettuce and hollow out the center, leaving a shell 1 1/2" thick.
• Wash and allow to drain well.
• Beat cream cheese, blue cheese, and mayo.
• Add green pepper,onion, chives, walnuts and worchestershire sauce.
• Add a few grinds of ground pepper.
• Pack into lettuce shell.
• Wrap in wet paper towels, then foil.
• Chill at least two hours.
• Cut into wedges and serve.

Steps:

• Combine lettuce and chopped veggies in salad bowl.
• Add all of the dressing ingredients into a blender. Put the top in place and blend on high until dressing is combined. Pour dressing over salad and toss. Adjust salt and pepper, to taste.

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• Add the parsley, yogurt, chives, lemon juice, mayonnaise, tarragon, salt, pepper, garlic and scallion to a blender. Turn the blender on low and gradually increase the speed. Blend until bright green and smooth, about 20 seconds.
• To assemble, add the torn butter lettuce to a large serving bowl. Drizzle with half the dressing. Serve with extra dressing on the side.

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp; drain, crumble bacon and set aside.
• In a bowl combine mayonnaise, vinegar, basil, crisp bacon and a dash of cayenne pepper.
• In another bowl, stir together celery, green onion and cottage cheese.
• Add bacon mixture.
• Cover and let stand for one hour in refrigerator.
• Line four salad plates with romaine lettuce leaves.
• Cut stem ends from tomatoes.
• Place tomatoes cut sides down, on lettuce leaves.
• Cut each tomato into sixths to within 1 inch of the bottom, being careful not to cut through.
• Carefully spread out sections, forming a flower.
• Sprinkle with salt.
• Fill each with an equal amount of cheese mixture.

Steps:

• Wash lettuce; remove core.
• With a tablespoon, remove enough of the lettuce around core to leave a cavity 2 to 3 in diameter.
• Save removed lettuce for another use.
• Combine cheeses, carrot, green pepper, tomato, pepper, salt and onion, pack firmly into lettuce cavity.
• Wrap lettuce head in foil or plastic wrap and chill until center is solid.
• Slice lettuce into wedges.
• Serve with dressing of your choice.
• A few pieces of fresh fruit (grapes, strawberries or melon) placed on the salad plate is very nice.

Steps:

• Tear the cleaned crisp lettuce into small bite sized pieces and place in the bottom of 9x12 inch cake pan.
• Layer the rest of the ingredients in the order given, do not cook peas.
• Add the sugar to the mayonnaise and spread over the top as you would frosting.
• Top with grated cheese.
• Cover and refrigerate for 8 to 10 hours.
• Bacon bits can be used for bacon.

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and most of fat is rendered, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Discard fat; wipe skillet clean. Brush both sides of bread slices with mayonnaise. Return skillet to medium heat and toast bread, flipping once, until golden brown and crisp, about 2 minutes per side.
• Slice tomatoes 1/2 inch below stem ends to remove tops. Scoop out pulp and seeds from centers of tomatoes, leaving behind hollowed-out shells, and transfer to a strainer set over a bowl. When drained, remove pulp from strainer and chop; discard seeds in strainer. Reserve juices in bowl.
• Generously season insides of hollowed tomatoes with salt and pepper. In a large bowl, whisk together oil and 1/4 cup reserved tomato juice; season with salt and pepper. Add greens, chopped tomato pulp, and bacon, tossing to evenlycoat; season with salt and pepper. Divide mixture evenly among tomatoes. Cut toasts into triangles and serve, alongside tomatoes, or place tomatoes on top of whole toasts to serve.

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• In a large bowl, toss the greens, oranges, grapes, onion and almonds. In a jar with tight-fitting lid, combine the remaining ingredients; shake well. Drizzle over salad; toss to coat.

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• Remove core from the head of lettuce. Carefully hollow out lettuce, leaving a 3/4-in. shell (save removed lettuce for another use). , In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise and curry powder. Add the cheese, ham, celery, parsley and pimientos; mix well. Spoon into lettuce shell. Tightly wrap in plastic; refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Cut into wedges. Serve with salad dressing.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta shells in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water until chilled.
• Combine salami, romaine lettuce, roma tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion in a large bowl; pour balsamic vinaigrette dressing over salad and toss to coat. Stuff pasta shells with lettuce mixture and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Mix it all together and add dressing.
• Serve!

Steps:

• Remove and discard core from lettuce. Place lettuce core side down and cut in half with a plastic lettuce knife from top to bottom (save one half for another use). With knife, remove enough leaves from the center of the cut side of lettuce to create a 2-in. circle, about 1-1/4 in. deep., In a bowl, combine mayonnaise and curry powder. Stir in the cheese, ham, celery, parsley and pimientos. Spoon into center of lettuce. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 30 minutes or until serving. Cut in half, forming two wedges. Serve with salad dressing.

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• Combine shallot, honey, mustard, and salt in a jar with a lid; add olive oil, lemon juice, and vinegar. Cover jar with lid and shake until dressing is thickened.
• Place arugula in a bowl and drizzle dressing over greens; toss to coat.

Steps:

• Spread the lettuce out on a large serving dish or bowl. Sprinkle the onion, celery, water chestnuts and frozen peas (unthawed) over the lettuce in layers. Spread mayonnaise over the top like a frosting. Sprinkle with sugar and grated cheese. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• Before serving, sprinkle crumbled bacon over the top, and garnish with tomato wedges, slices of hard-cooked egg, and parsley.