Subj : Salads was: KFC Coleslaw
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Ben Collver
Date : Thu Jul 03 2025 09:44:46
Re: Salads was: KFC Coleslaw
By: Ruth Haffly to Ben Collver on Wed Jul 02 2025 14:39:05
Hi Ruth!
RH> Steve is half Pennsylvania Dutch German and introduced me to wilted
RH> lettuce salad. We generally make it several times in the spring with
RH> leaf lettuce, served over mashed potatoes. Did try it one time with
RH> dandelion greens, "fun" part of those is trying to get them before they
RH> start to flower so we stick with lettuce.
I've read that dandelion greens are best picked while the leaves still
have a smooth edge because by the time they develop a saw-tooth edge
they are more bitter. Nonetheless, one time my sister made Saag Paneer
using saw-tooth dandelions and between the cooking and the heavy spices,
the result tasted amazingly good!
RH> My recipe comes from a Penn Dutch cook book; I'll try to remember
RH> to post it to you.
