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!