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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (343g)

Recipe makes 4 servings

Calories 212
Calories from Fat 111 (52%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 12.4g 19%
Saturated Fat 2.3g 11%
Monounsaturated Fat 3.4g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.8g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 62mg 20%
Sodium 421mg 17%
Potassium 759mg 21%
Total Carbohydrate 22.9g 7%
Dietary Fiber 4.3g 17%
Sugars 9.8g
Protein 6.0g 11%

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Splendid Lettuce Salad With Thousand Island Dressing

Recipe #292299 | 30 min | 30 min prep | add private note
Halcyon Eve

By: Halcyon Eve
Mar 17, 2008

"'Oh, Anne, mayn't I help you cook the dinner?' implored Diana. 'You know I can make splendid lettuce salad.'" (from Anne of Avonlea, by L.M. Montgomery) The recipe is from the Anne of Green Gables Cookbook. I usually substitute a yellow or other colored bell pepper for the green.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Thousand Island Dressing

Splendid Lettuce Salad

Directions

  1. 1
    To make dressing, mash the hard-boiled egg with a fork in a small bowl. Measure and add the rest of the ingredients and stir.
  2. 2
    To prepare salad, fill a basin with very cold water. Separate the leaves of the iceberg and romaine lettuce and swish them around in the water. Tear the stems off the spinach leaves and discard them. Put the leaves into the cold water with the lettuce.
  3. 3
    Cut the celery, green pepper, cucumbers, and tomatoes into bite-sized pieces and set aside in large bowl. Slice the mushrooms thinly and add them to the rest of the vegetables.
  4. 4
    Dry the lettuce with paper towels, tear them into bite-sized pieces, and add them to the other vegetables. Toss the salad.
  5. 5
    Dry the spinach leaves with paper towels. Line the salad bowl with the spinach leaves so that they peek out around the edge.
  6. 6
    Mound the tossed salad in the middle. Serve in individual bowls with a dollop of Thousand Island dressing.

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From: Misa

On Jun 8, 2009

The dressing is very lovely - the first homemade Thousand Island recipe I've tried that I've really liked. Very fresh - the fresh pepper perks it up nicely, and I like the onion base note. I will be making this again.

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  • From: steve in FL

    On Apr 25, 2009

    This is the best tasting thousand island dressing ever.. there is no comparison to the commercial brands. Thanks for posting it!

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  • From: Soxfan

    On Apr 25, 2009

    Delicious and fresh-tasting. My husband grew up only using bottled 1000 island dressing so he loved this and wants it often. I substituted onion powder for the flakes as I couldn't find them at the store. As for the salad, I also threw in some shredded carrots. We had it for lunch on the deck with homemade pizza.

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    From: breezermom

    On Dec 6, 2008

    The dressing is definitely what makes this salad! It reminds me of when I was a little girl....thousand island dressing was a staple on our table for salads. I don't know why I have neglected serving this delicious dressing lately, but I won't from now on! Made for Everyday is a Holiday Tag!

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