An icon from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Lauren Bacall was known for her roles in films like The Big Sleep, Murder on the Orient Express, and The Mirror Has Two Faces. Bacall, who died at age 89 in 2014, married actor Humphrey Bogart, won Golden Globes and an Academy Honorary Award, and worked as both a model and a Broadway performer during her lifetime.
But Bacall also enjoyed cooking, as evidenced by her contribution of one of her go-to recipes to the 1950 cookbook 282 Ways of Making a Salad. Redditor u/ciaolavinia shared the vintage dish, Lauren Bacall’s Strawberry and Peach Salad, in the r/OldCelebrityRecipes subreddit, and Reddit users reacted enthusiastically to the bright colors and unusual combination of ingredients in the Jell-O-topped salad.
Lauren Bacall’s 1950 Salad Is Unlike Anything You’d Make Today
“Lauren Bacall’s Strawberry and Peach Salad is a sight to behold, but the taste is even better,” u/ciaolavinia wrote in her post. “This one has a fun mid-century vibe to it… Lauren’s salad is so playful, colorful, and truly delicious.”
The ingredients in this vintage salad are simple: 1/2 pound of strawberries, 6 large peaches (fresh or canned), 2 crisp heads of lettuce, 1 box of raspberry Jell-O prepared, chopped nuts for garnish (u/ciaolavinia recommends walnuts), and 1 cup of whipped cream.
“You definitely need that pop of raspberry Jell-O to bring this whole dish together,” u/ciaolavinia added. “The lettuce adds a nice crunch… This is one salad that’s both refreshing and unique.”
How to Make Lauren Bacall’s 1950 Strawberry and Peach Salad
Redditors were thrilled with the post sharing Bacall’s recipe, calling the dish everything from “fabulous” to “so pretty.” The recipe serves six and comes together with just a handful of ingredients.
To make the recipe, arrange six beds of lettuce on six plates and top each bed of lettuce with two peach halves (be sure to drain them first if you’re using canned). Place some sliced strawberries, chopped nuts, and whipped cream in the center of the peaches, then garnish the surrounding lettuce with slices or cubes of raspberry Jell-O. The recipe can also be trimmed down to serve fewer guests, or even made as a salad for one.
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