Lettuce and Tomato Salad
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Author Notes: I remember my grandmother making the simplest of salads with tomatoes and lettuces. She would quickly tear the lettuce and then chop the tomatoes into large diamond-like chunks, and just as quickly added a mayonnaise dressing that almost immediately turned milky and thin. The dressing served to bind the ripest and freshest ingredients. In my version, I have used butter lettuce, which is soft yet crunchy, and the ripest and most succulent tomato I could find. Making and eating this salad brought back the happiest of memories of a eating a basic salad that cooled the mind on a hot summer's night. - Bevi
Serves 2
- 1 large tomato
- 2 handfuls butter lettuce
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 4 grindings of sea salt
- 3 grindings of pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- Tear up the lettuce and place in a serving bowl. Cut the tomato in half lengthwise, and then cut the halves using a "W" cut to create about 1-inch wedges. Add to the bowl.
- Mix together the mayo, lemon juice, salt and pepper and sugar. Add to the lettuce and tomato, and blend softly but thoroughly. Serve with corn on the cob, simple shellfish dishes, and other summery food.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Lettuce
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Mayonnaise-Based Salad
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4 months ago marie.killian.5
Love salads - the best olive oil for dressing a salad and making it so delicious is Carothers' Olive Oil! And to use some raspberry balsamic aged vinegar is not a mistake. http://www.carothersoliveoil....
9 months ago inpatskitchen
I know I missed this when you first posted, but you're right...my mom made this salad almost every night but with iceberg. Mayo and lemon were there too. Memories!
10 months ago boulangere
Cynthia is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
I love the simple beauty, Bevi.
10 months ago Bevi
Thank you so much, b. Your and MFK Fisher's views on dining alone have been guideposts.
10 months ago boulangere
Cynthia is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
Oh, you have to be good to yourself! Especially at the end of the day.
10 months ago sexyLAMBCHOPx
Looks delish!
10 months ago Bevi
Thanks, sLx! This is the time of year for tomatoes, that's for sure!
10 months ago Bevi
I feel like this salad in some version was a staple in many households in the day.
10 months ago sdebrango
Suzanne is a trusted source on General Cooking.
I love a simple lettuce and tomato salad, and the mayo dressing sounds wonderful. I love to eat just lettuce and tomato with mayo on toasted bread too!
10 months ago Bevi
It's been years since I ate this salad; it's funny how the mind jogs back to food memories with the slightest nudge.
10 months ago lapadia
I have a friend who likes to serve her lettuce/tomato salad with a mayo dressing I love the lemony flavor!