Lettuces & Salad Greens
To think so many people grew up thinking "salad = iceberg lettuce." Even the simplest grocery store now offers a selection of lettuces. Learn more about lettuce, lettuce varieties, and recipes for lettuce below.
Lettuce Varieties
Far from the shrink-wrapped iceberg lettuce that used to populate grocery stores, most of us now face a choice of salad greens at the market--particularly if we shop at farmers markets. Use this guide to learn oak leaf from butter lettuce, arugula from mache.
Far from the shrink-wrapped iceberg lettuce that used to populate grocery stores, most of us now face a choice of salad greens at the market--particularly if we shop at farmers markets. Use this guide to learn oak leaf from butter lettuce, arugula from mache.
Lettuces in general are cool weather crops, at their best in spring and early summer before high heats and long days make them bolt …
All About Lettuce
Nothing compares with truly fresh salad greens. If you think you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a bag of pre-washed lettuce preserved with a blast of gas and a head of just-picked lettuce from a farmers market, try a side-by-side comparison. The delights of truly fresh lettuce are one of the greatest taste advantages to eating locally.
Nothing compares with truly fresh salad greens. If you think you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a bag of pre-washed lettuce preserved with a blast of gas and a head of just-picked lettuce from a farmers market, try a side-by-side comparison. The delights of truly fresh lettuce are one of the greatest taste advantages to eating locally.
How to Clean Store Salad Lettuces
The best lettuce is that bought in heads or bunches and washed at home. Sorry, but it's true. See how to clean yours quickly, easily, and efficiently here.
The best lettuce is that bought in heads or bunches and washed at home. Sorry, but it's true. See how to clean yours quickly, easily, and efficiently here.
How to Make the Best Tossed Green Salads
A perfect tossed green salad - balanced, satisfying, well-dressed - is a mark of a great cook. When salads get overlooked or treated as an aside, it shows. But a perfectly made salad, with fresh greens and homemade dressing, can make a meal. Take a moment to learn the principles of a good salad and take your next bowl of mixed greens towards perfection.
A perfect tossed green salad - balanced, satisfying, well-dressed - is a mark of a great cook. When salads get overlooked or treated as an aside, it shows. But a perfectly made salad, with fresh greens and homemade dressing, can make a meal. Take a moment to learn the principles of a good salad and take your next bowl of mixed greens towards perfection.
Fattoush Salad
Fattoush is a great salad of fresh vegetables, a bright dressing, and pieces of crisp pita bread.
Fattoush is a great salad of fresh vegetables, a bright dressing, and pieces of crisp pita bread.
Vietnamese Spring Noodle Salad
The fresh herbs, tender lettuces, and sweet onions of spring make this Vietnamese Spring Noodle Salad delicious. It's also a snap to pull together for a quick dinner and endlessly flexible.
The fresh herbs, tender lettuces, and sweet onions of spring make this Vietnamese Spring Noodle Salad delicious. It's also a snap to pull together for a quick dinner and endlessly flexible.