Salad of Sweetbreads

Name: Salad of Sweetbreads
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 sweetbreads, 1 pair; 1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh is best); salt; 1 head lettuce (butterhead or other tender leaf lettuce preferred); 1 cup mayonnaise (Hellmann's preferred); green onions (optional) or scallion, very thinly sliced (optional)

Submitted by Molly53

"Sweetbreads are considered a delicacy among those familiar with haute cuisine. Sweetbreads are the thymus glands and/or pancreas of calves, lambs and piglets under one year old."

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Ready In:: 1hr 40mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

2 sweetbreads, 1 pair
1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh is best)
salt
1 head lettuce (butterhead or other tender leaf lettuce preferred)
1 cup mayonnaise (Hellmann's preferred)
green onions (optional) or scallion, very thinly sliced (optional)

directions

Soak sweetbreads in acidulated water (water and a little vinegar or lemon juice) for an hour and remove membranes and veins;.
Bring a pot of water to the boil; add salt and lemon juice.
Place sweetbreads in boiling water; reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
Drain sweetbreads and plunge into icy water to stop cooking process.
When cold, cut into 1/4" dice.
Place lettuce leaves in a chilled salad bowl.
Mix the diced sweetbreads with part of the mayonnaise; pile into center of lettuce leaves and frost with remaining mayonnaise.
Garnish with thinly sliced onion, if desired.