Lettuce
From LoveToKnow 1911
LETTUCE, known botanically as Lactuca saliva (nat. ord. Compositae), a hardy annual, highly esteemed as a salad plant.
Lettuce recipes
1. Chopped Chicken Salad
Salad lettuce recipe Chopped Chicken Salad is made with cooked chicken cut into 1/2″ cubes, bacon cooked until crispy crumbled, small pasta rings cooked and cooled, ripe tomatoes diced into 1/2″ ...
Lettuce:
any of a variety of plants of the genus Lactuca, probably native to the Mediterranean and now grown worldwide; their leaves are generally consumed fresh in salads or used as a garnish.
Lettuce is a temperate plant grown for its leaves, which are used in salads, sandwiches, and several other dishes. Lettuce is generally used raw and in cold dishes, but in South-East Asian cooking it is used as a 'wrap' around a hot filling.
lettuce salad 6 Recipe
Ingredients: or large bag of lettuce, cauliflower, chopped fine, bacon, fried and crumbled, Parmesan cheese, Dressing, Mayonnaise and Miracle Whip (1 cup EACH), sugar
lettuce salad w dressing Recipe ...
Bibb Lettuce Salad with Candied Walnuts, Oranges, and Feta
Bibb Lettuce Salad with Candied Walnuts, Oranges, and Feta 3 (12)
Epicurious ...
Lettuce should always be washed thoroughly before eating. One excellent way to do this is by using a salad spinner. A salad spinner is a bowl with a removable inner basket. Place head lettuce leaves in the basket and run them under water.
To shred a head of cabbage or iceberg lettuce by hand, first cut the head through the core into quarters.
Place a quarter section, with a cut side down, on a cutting board.
Indian Cooking Recipe : Pork And Lettuce Rolls
Ingredients :
60g dried mushrooms
1 tbsp oil
25og minced pork
6 green shallots, finely chopped
½ x 155g can water chestnuts, chopped
½ x 25og can bamboo shoots, chopped ...
lettuce Notes: These are mild salad greens that are always served fresh, either in salads or as garnishes.
Lettuce, anchovy and egg salad with a creamy vinaigrette
By Rick Stein
Patatas bravas
By Rick Stein ...
Lettuce:
Any of a variety of plants of the genus Lactuca grown worldwide. Lettuce leaves are consumed fresh in salads or used as a garnish. There are three principal types of lettuces: butterhead, crisp head (iceberg) and leaf.
Levadura: ...
coral lettuce
A type of lettuce with leaves resembling coral. Any lettuce with curly or spiky leaves is usually a suitable alternative.
coriander ...
Bacon Lettuce and Grape Canapes
5. Mix up your favorite crab cake recipe and make tiny, 1-inch cakes instead of larger ones; serve with a dollop of tartar sauce on top ...
Boston lettuce - a variety of butterhead lettuce with soft, pliable pale green leaves that have a buttery texture and flavor and are larger and paler than bibb lettuce leaves.
Boston lettuce - Part of the butterhead family, this simple lettuce sports soft but fairly well-defined heads with lots of loose outer leaves. The bland tenderness mingles nicely with some bitter loose leaf and super-crisp romaine.
Lamb's lettuce
A small leafy edible salad vegetable high in iron and vitamin C. It is also known as mache and is available from selected greengrocers.
Lap cheong ...
Lettuces, sorrel, basil leaves and other leafy vegetables cut into julienne strips.
Chinoise ...
Lettuce "satay" Together
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"Made this for PAC 2011. The overall taste was nice, although a longer marinating time I think is needed. The directions are off a bit and need to be corrected...." more ...
Top lettuce leaves evenly with bacon, turkey, avocado and tomato. Drizzle evenly with dressing. Roll up tightly. Secure with toothpicks, if desired. Makes 1 serving (2 wraps).
Baby Lettuce Greens with Blueberry Vinaigrette and Hazelnut Goat Cheese
From The Food Channel
20 mins ...
This lettuce has long, narrow leaves, crunchy ribs and a slight tang. Also called Cos lettuce because of its origin on the Aegean island of Cos.
Romano Cheese: ...
Place lettuce in salad bowl. Layer chopped onion and peas over lettuce. Sprinkle with sugar. Top with bacon. Spread mayonnaise over all, covering completely and sealing mayonnaise to edges of bowl. Cover and refrigerate several hours.
Romaine lettuce has 2600 IU of Vitamin A, 24 mg of Vitamin C and 36 mg of calcium (as opposed to iceberg lettuce, which has 330 IU of A, 4 mg of C and 19 mg of calcium).
laitue: lettuce
lamproie: lamprey (eel shaped fish)
langouste: clawless spiny lobster; sometimes called crawfish or crayfish ...
A bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich
Sandwiches. Is there anything better than a thick slice of ripe, juicy tomato dripping from a BLT or burger? Gild the lily and stir a spoonful of pesto into the mayo.
Shredded lettuce
Crystal Farms Mexican shredded cheese
Tomatoes
Sour cream
Beef or chicken (seasoned with Old El Paso® Taco Seasoning Mix)
Old El Paso® salsa
Old El Paso® refried beans ...
Asparagus Lettuce
A cooking green that is a celtuce variety of garden lettuce grown for its thick edible stem instead of the leaf, which is thin and bitter tasting. The leaf can be used for salads if it is harvested early when it is young.
Lechuga
Lettuce
Maíz
Dried corn
Malanga
Root looks like a gnarled, brown skinned carrot. The flesh can be pink, yellow or cream colored. The flavor is suggestive of potatoes and beans ...
pisonia alba, lettuce tree, also called maluko in Tagalog
kulitis
amarnthus viridis, slender amaranth ...
1/2 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
1 cup diced cucumber
1 cup thinly sliced radishes
1 roasted red bell pepper, seeded and julienned
1 roasted yellow bell pepper, seeded and julienned
1 rib celery, thinly sliced ...
Kismisaag (Hindu): Lettuce
Kisra (Sudanese): Bread that is essentially a pancake that resembles an omelet.
Kiszka (Poland): A polish sausage dish served with crispy noodles or rice.
corn salad See lamb's lettuce.
cornstarch Very fine white flour milled from corn; used as a thickening
agent for sauces and sometimes for baking; used extensively in Chinese
cooking; sometimes called corn flour.
lattugaGeneral name for lettuce. Lettuce is a temperate annual plant most often grown as a leaf vegetable. In Western countries, it is typically eaten cold and raw, in salads, hamburgers, tacos, and several other dishes.
Chalupa Boat shaped, fried corn tortillas, garnished with sauce, lettuce and onions. Chicharrones Deep fried pork rinds, a favorite snack in Mexico. Chicos A dish of parched corn cooked with pork.
Chinese Celery Cabbage A crisp and delicate cabbage that resembles Romaine lettuce. Chinese Dried Sausage Sweet, salty, pork sausage that resembles pepperoni.
Chiffonade - A very fine julienne of vegetables usually associated with leafy herbs, lettuces, or greens.
Chilaquiles - A family style Mexican dish of refried corn tortillas simmered in a sauce of tomatoes, chiles, and garlic.
salade composèe, a composed salad; salade de mesclun, a salad of lettuce, dandelion, chicory, watercress, herbs and rocket; salade niçoise, a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, olives, anchovies, tuna fish, bell peppers, hard-boiled eggs, ...
Lechuga - Lettuce
Maíz - Corn
Mano - A piece of volcanic rock used with both hands to grind food against another rock. Means hand
Manteca - Lard
Mantequilla - Butter ...
Chiffonade Coarsely shredded lettuce, spinach or other salad vegetable. Traditionally sautéed in butter and used as a garnish for soups.
Chine A French term indicating the removal of the spine from a cut of meat.
Also known as lamb's lettuce, corn salad, and field salad.
Mâitre d'Hõtel
The head of the catering department; the host.
Malted milk powder
A mixture of cow's milk and extracts of malted barley and wheat.
Malted milkshake ...
The traditional Australasian hamburger almost always includes tomato, lettuce, cheese, grilled onion, beetroot (canned slices), and meat as minimum, and can optionally include a fried egg (usually with a hard yolk), bacon, ...
cups thinly sliced napa cabbage or romaine lettuce
PREPARATION:
Place egg whites in shallow dish. Combine bread crumbs, sesame seeds, salt and pepper in another shallow dish.
Dust chicken with flour; dip into egg whites. Roll in crumb mixture.
Tradition requires three kinds of mazzot, unleavened foods, a roast lamb bone, huevos haminados (hard-boiled eggs), and haroset with romaine lettuce, "bitter herbs," and celery leaves.
Bitter Vegetable (often lettuce) is often used in addition to the maror as a bitter herb. The authorities are divided on the requirement of chazeret, so not all communities use it.
In Styria, this oil is mostly used for salads, particularly lettuce: The lettuce leaves (almost dry if possible) are mixed with the oil such that a thin coating of oil is formed on the lettuce surface; then, the salad is finished by adding vinegar, ...
Leafy vegetables such as lettuce are rinsed in water, dried and chilled; dry foods such as crackers are subjected to dry heat.
The food you serve doesn't have to be barbequed or include bowls of limp-looking lettuce. Try mixing a few good quality dishes that are simple to put together-with tasty accompaniments-then you'll have time to enjoy the party atmosphere too.
In culinary terms, a chiffonade describes a way of cutting herbs and lettuces into thin strips or shreds, which look a bit like rags.
A light green brassica, similar in shape to cos (romaine) lettuce and more delicate to taste than western cabbage. Prepare as for white or savoy-that is, discard the outer leaves, wash thoroughly and shred or chop finely with a sharp knife.
Tacos using low protein shells, shredded lettuce, shredded low protein cheese, diced tomatoes, shredded carrots, sliced olives, etc. with a packet of taco sauce on the side.
Rice a Roni (low protein version), macaroni and cheese (low protein version).
Mesclun: A salad mix of young lettuce leaves and herbs such as rocket (argula), lamb's lettuce, dandelion leaves, basil, chervil and endive. Traditionally found in the South of France.
LATTUGA - General name for lettuce.
LEAVENING AGENTS - Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. It must be mixed with acidic ingredients to work.
A mixture of young shoots and leaves used in a salad. Mesclun usually contains various types of wild and cultivated chicory, lamb's lettuce and dandelion but may also include rocket, chervil, purslane and oak leaf lettuce.
Meunière (à la) ...
Thin strips of dark green lettuce or herbs such as basil used to garnish soups. Toss strips so they become intertwined, then place a small "heap" onto a bowl of soup.
Chili/Chiles ...
To wilt limp: not firm; "wilted lettuce" Winter tabouleh This is a mix of cauliflower, pomegranate, fennel, walnut, chicory and pomegranate juice. To wrap To completely cover and seal something in plastic, foil, crepinette, pastry, etc.
chiffonnade: Finely shredded; usually lettuce
chinois: A conical strainer
chlorophyll: The chemical that gives plants their green colour ...
Accompaniment: 16 soft lettuce leaves for wrapping (optional)
Special equipment: 16 (10-inch) wooden skewers ...
Jardiniere - French for a main course made mostly of new spring vegetables, like lettuce, peas, green beans, carrots, turnips, and flavored with bacon or salt pork.
Gorditas: Fried corn dough filled with refried beans or chicharrón, and topped with cream, cheese, and lettuce.
Huachinango al Mojo de Ajo: Red snapper (fish) fried with lots of chopped garlic. Generally served with the head and tail attached.
 See also: Salad, Cooking, Vegetable, Sauce, Flavor
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