Old-Fashioned Creamy Lettuce Salad Recipe

Name: Old-Fashioned Creamy Lettuce Salad Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 16 min
Ingredients: 1 cup very thinly shaved cucumber; 1 small red onion; 2 tablespoon rice vinegar; 0.5 tablespoon granulated sugar; 2 teaspoon dill, or; 1 teaspoon celery salt, or; Black pepper; 0.33 cup mayonnaise; 2 tablespoon milk, plus more; 1.5 tablespoon apple cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; 0.5 teaspoon salt; Black pepper; 1 large head iceberg lettuce, cleaned; Freshly cracked black pepper; Cucumber and red onion topper; Creamy dressing

Crisp iceberg lettuce topped with a sweet and tangy homemade creamy dressing and a chilled cucumber and red onion topper flavored with rice vinegar, dill, and celery salt.

Ingredients

very thinly shaved cucumber
1 c
red onion
1 small
rice vinegar
2 tbsp
granulated sugar
½ tbsp
dill
or
2 tsp
celery salt
or
1 tsp
Black pepper
mayonnaise
⅓ c
milk
plus more
2 tbsp
apple cider vinegar
1 ½ tbsp
granulated sugar
1 tbsp
salt
½ tsp
Black pepper
head iceberg lettuce
cleaned
1 large
Freshly cracked black pepper
Cucumber and red onion topper
Creamy dressing

Directions

1
Use a vegetable peeler to shave the cucumber into very thin ribbons or slices. You can also use a mandoline or carefully slice it very thin with a sharp knife.
2
Add 1 to 2 cups of the shaved cucumber to a container along with the thinly sliced red onion.
3
Add the rice vinegar, sugar, dill, celery salt and black pepper.
4
Toss everything together well.
5
Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and preferably a few hours.
6
Stir occasionally while the vegetables marinate. Taste before serving and adjust the dill, celery salt, sugar or vinegar to your preference.
7
Add the mayonnaise, milk, apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt and black pepper to a bowl.
8
Whisk until completely smooth.
9
If you want a thinner dressing, add a little more milk, one teaspoon at a time.
10
Taste and adjust. Add a little more sugar for sweetness or vinegar for extra tang.
11
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
12
Place cold, crisp iceberg lettuce on each plate.
13
Spoon the creamy dressing over the lettuce.
14
Use a slotted spoon to add the marinated cucumber and red onion topper.
15
Finish with plenty of freshly cracked black pepper.
16
Serve immediately.

Old-Fashioned Creamy Lettuce Salad Recipe

16 min

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