We bought 2 heads of lettuce for $5 and boy did we get more than we could handle! So I've been searching for different things to do with all this lettuce....
Grilled Lettuce Salad
1 head of romaine, red, green, butter, radicchio, endive or Bibb lettuce
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil
Salt and pepper
1 head of romaine, red, green, butter, radicchio, endive or Bibb lettuce
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil
Salt and pepper
Don't cut the base off the head of lettuce before cutting it into quarters. Put some olive oil in the palm of your hands and rub them over the four pieces. Sprinkle each side lightly with salt and pepper before placing them on a hot grill. Turn every minute or so until there are small black spots on each side. This should take 5 to 6 minutes. Coarsely cut the lettuce and remove the base. Place into a bowl and sprinkle liberally with balsamic vinegar and a little more olive oil and serve. If you want to add another touch, sprinkle some Parmesan cheese shavings over the lettuce. The remaining heat may be just enough to soften the cheese and make it stick to the lettuce.
Instead of sandwiches why not use boat shaped gem lettuce leaves to hold these delicious sandwich fillings. It makes a great healthy recipe. This lettuce boat recipe uses Chicken and Mango.
Ingredients6 gem lettuce leaves 75g cooked chicken breast, shredded 75g chopped ripe mango Half spring onion, finely sliced 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tsp honey 1 ½ tbsp light olive oil MethodSeparate the leaves and lay out on a plate. In a bowl, mix together the shredded chicken, mango and spring onion. Mix together the lemon juice, honey and olive oil and toss with the chicken mixture. Place a spoonful of the mixture into each lettuce leaf and serve. There's so much that you can do its overwhelming! I hope that these recipes give you luck! pictures coming soon! |
