Can I do anything else with lettuce other than salad?

Rachel021967

Thanks everyone. I was going to make lettuce soup today but my husband insisted on a takeaway. I think I will make it tomorrow and keep quiet.
I'll also give the wrap idea ago as well.

Gingham_Ribbon

I've linked to 2 other threads on lettuce in the thread Penny posted. (So I'll not bother posting them again.)

I used to like lemon chicken on a bed of lettuce.

I think I read somewhere that lettuce is nutritionally quite poor. Hope that helps someone who hates the stuff and thinks they should eat it because it's 'good for them'! LOL

daisyroots_2

Traditionally served on a bed of lettuce, you can either buy it ready made and plonk it on the shredded lettuce, or make the whole thing yourself. Marie Rose Sauce is 50/50 mayonnaise and Tomato Sauce, mix in some prawns, shred some lettuce, pop the prawn mixture on top, et voila ! It's 1962 again:beer:

Trow

I know it was in jest - but can I say that DON'T feed your rabbit lettuce (or cabbage or brussel sprouts, cauliflower of brocolli) - its really bad for them, and they could die from severe enteritis!

Penelope_Penguin

This soup recipe (about halfway down the page) is delicious - hot or cold

Penny. x

tallyhoh

I have a huge amount of mixed leaves on the allotment, any ideas? Too much for sandwiches.

Thanks X

AussieLass

I had this problem a couple of years back and then I found *Lettuce Soup*. It's not too bad. Sounds worse than it tastes and I froze some etc. Better than tossing them out. I gave away heaps too.

Savannah02K

but not lettuce as I'm not a fan of lettuce soup. I just use the lettuce leaves in a general veg soup. Fave is box of those supercheap dried peas that you leave to soak overnight. Costs about 40 per box. I drain those off, put the peas, lettuce leaves, chopped onion and some veggie stock cubes, water in and boil and then blend. Makes really nice pea soup.

Also, you can use lettuce leaves like you would spinach, i.e. wilted for stir fries etc.

Pink.

Hi tallyhoh,

These threads have some ideas that may help:

Can I do anything else with lettuce other than salad?

Lettuce and Spinach Glut?

I'll add your thread to the first link later to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

Seraphim

AussieLass wrote: »

I had this problem a couple of years back and then I found *Lettuce Soup*. It's not too bad. Sounds worse than it tastes and I froze some etc. Better than tossing them out. I gave away heaps too.

Lettuce & tarrgon soup is much nicer than it sounds!!

Also...if you have quite a firm lettuce, you can BBQ them quite nicely. Cut them in half, brush the cut side with oil, season, cook with cut side down. I normally add a honey & mustard dressing over the top...yum!