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Dutch Lettuce Salad

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 -6

Ingredients
  

  • 6 strips bacon cooked and chopped, reserve 3 Tbsp grease
  • 1 raw egg yolk
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • 3 Tbsp cider vinegar
  • 6 Tbsp cider vinegar divided
  • 6 Tbsp water
  • 2 Tbsp flour
  • ½ cup sweet onion chopped
  • 5 cups coarsely chopped lettuce
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs sliced
  • Black pepper and/or paprika

Instructions
 

  • Cook the bacon in a skillet and remove, reserving 2-3 Tbsp of the grease. Chop the bacon into bits.
  • Beat the egg yolk, with the 3 Tbsp of sugar and 3 Tbsp vinegar together. Set aside.
  • Premix the next 3 Tbsp of vinegar and 6 Tbsp of water together and set aside.
  • Add the flour to the bacon grease in the skillet to make a roux. Stir continuously until the flour takes on a little color.
  • Add the onions to the roux to cook them, stirring frequently.
  • Slowly add the water and vinegar mix to the roux, stirring constantly.
  • Slowly add the egg yolk mixture to roux, stirring constantly.
  • Add the bacon bits, and stir through.
  • Put the chopped lettuce into salad bowls and place 3 tablespoons of hot dressing in the center of each. Garnish with the egg slices and cracked black pepper or paprika.