Warm Lettuce And Peanut Salad Recipes

WARM BUTTER LETTUCE SALAD WITH HAZELNUTS

Steps:

• Bring the wine, shallot, bay leaf, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to a simmer in a skillet over medium-high heat; cook until reduced to about 2 tablespoons, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and discard the bay leaf. Whisk in the butter and 1 teaspoon water until smooth.
• Combine the lettuce, hazelnuts and herbs in a large bowl. Add the warm dressing and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

WARM WILTED LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• Toss lettuce, radishes and onions in a large salad bowl; set aside. In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain. To the hot drippings, add vinegar, lemon juice, sugar and pepper; stir well. Immediately pour dressing over salad; toss gently. Crumble the bacon and sprinkle on top.

WARM PEANUT SALAD

Steps:

• To skin peanuts, blanch in a 3-quart saucepan of boiling salted water 1 minute, then drain well. Slip off and discard skins using your fingers and transfer peanuts to a bowl.
• Bring 5 cups water to a boil with bay leaf in same saucepan. Add peanuts and reduce heat to moderate, then simmer, covered, until peanuts are soft enough to crumble easily when pressed with tines of a fork, about 30 to 45 minutes. (Test 1 or 2 peanuts, leaving the rest intact.) Drain well.
• When peanuts are almost finished cooking, stir together tomatoes, cilantro, chiles, lemon juice, and sea salt in a bowl. Add drained peanuts and stir to combine.

WILTED LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove from skillet, crumble and set aside.
• To the hot bacon drippings, add the vinegar, lemon juice, sugar and pepper. Stir over medium heat until hot.
• In a large bowl, combine the lettuce and green onions. Add the warm dressing and toss to evenly coat. Sprinkle with bacon and serve.

LETTUCE SALAD WITH WARM DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, toss lettuce, mushrooms, onions and bacon if desired. In a small saucepan, combine the dressing ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. Just before serving, drizzle warm dressing over the salad; toss to coat.

PEANUTTY PEA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream and white sugar.
• Add peas, onion, cranberries and peanuts and stir until evenly coated. Chill for 30 minutes before serving.

LAYERED PEA SALAD

Steps:

• Stir together salad dressing and sugar in a large salad bowl or 9x13 glass baking dish until sugar is dissolved. Add peas and chopped green pepper, if desired, and mix lightly to combine. Spread the pea mixture evenly across the bottom of the dish.
• Spread the lettuce in an even layer over the pea mixture, and top the lettuce with a layer of the Cheddar cheese. Sprinkle bacon bits over the cheese.
• Chill for at least 8 hours or overnight to blend flavors.

PEA AND LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix sour cream, mayonnaise, and vinegar.
• In a bowl, mix peas and lettuce. Stir dressing into vegetables and add salt and pepper to taste.

MOM'S "THE BEST" LETTUCE/PEA SALAD

Steps:

• prepare this salad the DAY BEFORE you want to serve it.
• It just isn't as good made the morning of.
• after lettuce is throughly dried, tear into pieces in put in large bowl (one that doesn't have a large size rim).
• on top of lettuce place the chopped green onion, celery, drained water chestnuts, and well drained, uncooked frozen peas.
• Do not mix over the top of this, spread the hellman's mayo to edges of bowl sealing the salad in cover tightly and place in fridge until the next day.
• dice 2 cups cheddar cheese and place in a plastic bag and put in fridge to toss with salad the next day.
• Just before serving, add the cubed cheese to the salad and mix all well.
• Pour into nice serving bowl and enjoy!
• note: do not add salt as it will draw moisture and salad will have liquid in it by the serve time.
• guest may add pepper and salt when salad is served.

PEA 'N' PEANUT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise and salad dressing; stir into salad. Refrigerate, covered, until serving.

LETTUCE WITH PEANUT DRESSING AND WONTON CRISPS

Steps:

• Make the peanut dressing by combining the peanut butter, coconut milk and sugar in a small saucepan. Stir over a low heat just until blended.
• Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the lemon juice and Tabasco sauce, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Set a aside and leave to cool to room temperature.
• Separate the wonton wrappers, restack them and cut into four.
• Heat the oil in a deep saucepan or wok. When hot, add the wonton wrappers about few at a time and fry until browned. Lift them out of the oil using a slotted spoon and drain on a kitchen paper. ***Note:: the wontons will be fried very quickly take care not to burn them).
• Arrange the lettuce leaves on serving plates. Drizzle with half of the peanut dressing and scatter the cucumber, tomatoes and eggs on top. Spread the crisps on the top and lastly add the rest of the peanut dressing all over the salad (especially the crisps).

THAI SALAD WITH PEANUT DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss salad greens and next 7 ingredients. For dressing, in a small bowl, whisk the first eight ingredients. Add to salad mixture and toss to coat. Divide mixture between four plates; top with peanuts and jalapenos if desired.

WARM LETTUCE AND PEANUT SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and thoroughly dry the lettuce, shred it coarsely, and put it into a salad bowl. Cut the bread into 1/2 in cubes. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a moderate heat and fry the bread cubes for a few minutes, turning frequently, until evenly browned and crispy.
• Dress the lettuce by tossing it in the wine vinegar, then pour over the fried bread cubes and any oil left in the pan. Add the peanuts and turn the mixture well in the bowl. Serve at once, while still warm.
• 1-2 rashers of crisply fried bacon can be chopped and sprinkled over the salad. Fry the bacon before the bread, and add with the peanuts.