I buy lettuce for salad, but other than that I don’t know what to do with the lettuce. Sometimes I don’t even use it in a salad, and it’s wasteful to keep buying something and not really eat it, or all of it.
Does anyone have tips for other ways I can use lettuce in food, besides simply as part of a salad or sandwich?
* Please keep the tips vegetarian.
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1 Stu // Aug 29, 2008
buy leaf lettuce and make some kind of peanutty gingery basily tofu mixture and put in the lettuce leaves and roll up.
2 holla! // Aug 29, 2008
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-Cooking/Vegetarian/Main.aspx
http://www.vegetariansrecipes.org/
http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/vegetarian-recipes/index.php
hope this helps!
3 :::em::: // Aug 29, 2008
Lettuce Soup
It sounds a little weird to make soup out of salad ingredients, but this beautiful cold soup is light and refreshing.
Yield 4 servings
Time 5 minutes (plus time to chill)
Tools
* blender
* container with lid
Ingredients
* 4 c Boston or Bibb lettuce, torn
* 2 c baby spinach, stemmed
* 1 c fresh parsley
* 1/3 c shallot, onion, and/or garlic, chopped
* ¾ c yogurt
* 2 T lemon juice
* 2 c vegetable stock
* salt
* pepper
* optional garnish: very thin slices of radish, carrot, and/or cucumber
Directions Place everything except garnish in the blender and process until smooth.
Refrigerate at least three hours, until just before serving. Taste and adjust seasonings.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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Roasted Lettuce
Ingredients
* 2-3 large gem lettuce
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
Directions
Break off the outside leaves of the lettuces.
Lay them on a plate and season with salt.
Leave for about 15 minutes to ‘bleed’ and soften.
Heat a large frying pan or wok until very hot.
Toss the leaves with the olive oil and stir-fry for just a minute until they begin to wilt.
Mix in the rice wine vinegar and drain on paper towel.
Tastes better than spinach!
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letuce salad
Ingredients
* 1 head lettuce, broken in pieces
* 1 cup celery, diced
* 4 hardboiled egg, sliced
* 1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas, thawed and drained
* 1 cup green pepper, diced
* 2 cups mayonnaise
* 2 tablespoons sugar
* 4 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
* bacon bit (optional)
Directions
In 9X12 glass dish layer (in order given) first 5 ingredients.
Combine mayonnaise and sugar, spread over top.
Top with cheese.
Sprinkle with bacon bits.
Chill at least 3 hours.