Lettuce is a mild-flavored, leaf vegetable commonly used in salads and sandwiches. The green leaf variety has tender, delicate green leaves that are not as crip as romaine or iceberg.
Preparation
Lettuce is usually eaten raw, but it is also commonly grilled, sauteed, braised, and cooked in a variety of recipes.
Here are 5 Easy Ways to Use Lettuce!
Storage Tips
Refrigerate unwashed leaves in a plastic bag in the vegetable drawer. Do not store lettuce with melons, apples, pears, or other ethylene gas-emitting fruits as they will cause the lettuce to turn brown. Lettuce and many other leafy greens may wilt easily. Often, they are just dried out which can occur even if the greens remain in constant refrigeration. To refresh lettuce, submerge the wilted greens in cold water and keep in the refrigerator overnight.
Nutrition
Green leaf lettuce is an excellent source for both vitamins A and K. One cup provides 53% and 78% respectively for only 5 calories! (See more green leaf lettuce nutrition facts on Self.com).
Seasonality
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov,
Recipes
5 Easy Ways to Use Lettuce
Bibb Lettuce Salad with Candied Walnuts, Oranges and Feta
Braised Lettuce with Peas
Carnival Squash Stuffed With Apples and Thyme
Chicken Fajitas
Chicken Sate Lettuce Wraps
Grilled Beet and Hummus Pita
Grilled Corn and Nectarine Salad with Toasted Spice Vinaigrette
Heirloom Tomato Salad with Capers and Mozzarella
Lemon and Chives Spaghetti w/ Veggies
Lettuce Soup
Minneola and Brown Rice Lettuce Wraps
Mixed Greens Salad With Apples and Maple-Walnut Oil Dressing
Peach Salad with Mint & Pistachios
Raw Collard Green Wraps
Red, White and Bruschetta
Summer Citrus Salad
Thai Lettuce Wraps
Upside-Down Beet Salad