Jenn’s Favorite Salad
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This is my favorite salad in the whole world. You may have guessed that from the title. Jenn’s Favorite Salad is actually now the name for this salad that my grandma put together a long time ago. It never had a name, and every time I requested it, I called it “my favorite salad.” Eventually the name stuck. This is the salad that I’ll keep eating long after I should. You know what I mean– eat dinner until I’m definitely full, but I’ll still sneak a few more bites when I take my plate to the kitchen. It is an excellent side dish for Italian food like Spaghetti, Lasagna, and Stuffed Shells.
My sister-in-law enjoyed this salad so much the first time she had it that she asked if we could call it Jenn *and* Ash-lee’s Favorite Salad.
I said no.
Lettuce, onion, hard boiled eggs, miracle whip, sugar, apple cider vinegar, milk, salt and pepper.
Start by tearing up your head of lettuce into a large bowl.
Add in a handful or two of diced onion.
And dice up several hard boiled egg to put in there. There are four eggs in this picture.
In a small bowl, add some miracle whip. This is about 3 large spoonfuls. There are no measurements for this salad, much to my dismay, but I love it so much I’m willing to forgive it, and my grandmother for not measuring.
A couple handfuls of sugar.
Some apple cider vinegar.
And finally some milk.
Stir it all up, and give it a taste. You can adjust the ingredients if necessary. I think another splash of vinegar was added to this dressing.
Now, if you’re not ready to serve this salad, go ahead and set everything aside. When you ARE ready…
Go ahead and add some salt and pepper. You don’t want to add it before you’re ready to mix it up and serve it because the lettuce will start wilting.
Pour the dressing on top.
Mix it all up, and start drooling. Wait… maybe that’s just me. Serve immediately. This salad won’t keep overnight, so eat up!
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Yummy, yummy! My mother-in-law just left – darn! She would have loved this salad! Thanks for sharing!
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ZOMG!! I’m definitely copying down this recipe for sure. It’s fast, easy, simple and takes very short to make and all those lettuce and onions are making me drool. Thanks so much for this wonderful and simpl recipe!!
Okay Jenn… how can we get you to be our personal chef?
Hey Jenn this is very similar to my crazy Aunt Joan’s salad! I know why it’s your favorite
Hi Jenn…This sounds very much like my macaroni salad (which is my favorite salad). I have simply replaced the lettuce with shell macaroni. Otherwise the salad is basically the same as yours. I will try yours!
Hmmm I am thinking of getting back to bringing salad to work for lunch so I appreciate recipe recommendations. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for sharing the recipe of your favorite salad…I love lettuce.I’ll try this at home.:]
hmmmmmm very yummy…..read it and make a lesson in home now sister
My husband loves this salad too.
Mharms
The salad looks great and I love how you post your recipes. Lots of pictures and it’s so easy to follow. If you get a chance, stop by my blog and enter my one year anniversary contest. I’ve been blogging and smoke-free for a whole year!
this looks so yummy… i will for sure make this one
That sounds so good. I’m wondering if you could use soy milk instead of regular milk? What a great, easy recipe.
Wow, I just love how you post your recipes here. It’s a feast to the eyes
I hope you don’t mind if I link you up. Thanks!
I love the way you feature your recipes in a step by step tutorial. Some people learn visually, and for anything relating to cooking, I am definitely a one of them. Thanks for sharing! You’ve been an inspirational chef. I will be serving this salad tonight.
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This was great! My husband was leery when he saw me grabbing “handfuls” of items and tossing them into the bowl, but I made it twice last week and he cleaned his bowl both times. I could eat this every day – it might be quite a while before I buy bottled salad dressing again