This is a meal to feed two or you can use smaller wraps such
as romaine leaves for an appetizer portion.
This is a meal to feed two or you can use smaller wraps such
as romaine leaves for an appetizer portion.
Not exact matches
Butter lettuce and
romaine leaves are ideal, but cabbage and collard greens also work so long
as you balance the bitter flavor with a sweet or spicy protein filling.
You can serve your vegan wraps
as I did, the super low - carb way, by placing some filling atop a large kale
leaf (
Romaine lettuce
leaves also work well for this purpose,
as would a chard
leaf, if it's big enough), or you can use this
as a filling for vegan burritos, by scooping some into whole wheat, spelt, corn or other tortillas.
Larger
leaves, from greens such
as romaine, large red oak
leaf, and escarole, should be trimmed
as shown in the photos.
I forgot to grab a tomato at the grocery store so I used some salsa and I had
romaine hearts, which was not
as big a
leaf as I would have preferred.
Pair the zingy flavor with sweeter lettuces like green
leaf and
romaine or fruits such
as apples, pears, and figs.
I really like to grill vegetables and greens, such
as baby bok choy, or whole kale
leaves, or
romaine (for a grilled Caesar!).
Use the
romaine leaves to eat or serve
as a salad.
Use the
romaine leaves to scoop everything or eat the meal
as a salad.
Instead of using bread or buns (which are overly processed), I eat these veggie burger patties
as seen below, or halved, in
romaine lettuce
leaves (making a «burger boat»).
I like to toss some crunchy
romaine lettuce with the vegan caesar salad dressing, starting with just a little, and adding more
as I go, just enough to perfectly coat those
leaves.
Serve on
romaine lettuce
leaves with traditional burger toppings, such
as tomato, avocado, onion, ketchup, and / or mustard.
The slightly bitter, sweet, earthy and tender
leaves make for a tasty and nutritious salad base,
as an alternative to your usual suspects (kale /
romaine / arugula).
Sometimes we eat it on an Ezekiel sprouted grain tortilla with a few spinach
leaves, in a nori wrap,
as a dip with dehydrated crackers or raw vegetables or my favorite way with hearts of
romaine lettuce.
Stuff it into a hollowed - out pepper, place it in lettuce
leaves, or spread it on top of fresh
romaine or arugula,
as I've done here.
Health experts often recommend shunning it in favor of darker greens like spinach or
romaine lettuce, which contain higher amounts of fiber and nutrients such
as folate and vitamin K. It's a different story when it comes to water content, though: Crispy iceberg has the highest of any lettuce, followed by butterhead, green
leaf, and
romaine varieties.
I also like to eat some
romaine lettuce
leaves for breakfast
as I find they are quite rehydrating.
Green leafy vegetables, such
as kale, spinach, turnip greens, collards, Swiss chard, mustard greens, parsley,
romaine, and green
leaf lettuce
Mixed greens can provide calcium, iron, potassium and B vitamins for your diet, depending on your selected mix of lettuce and other greens such
as chard,
romaine or oak
leaf lettuce, endive, arugula, chicory or radicchio.
Rabbits eat an assortment of greens such
as romaine and other dark
leaf lettuce, collard greens, kale, parsley, and cilantro, which you can grow in your own home garden vegetable patch.
While many varieties of lettuce, such
as romaine, butter, or dark
leaf lettuces, are considered safe and healthy for rabbits, iceberg and other light colored varieties are best avoided.
It is best to Provide an assortment of fruits and vegetables twice daily such
as carrots, peas, apples, green peppers, spinach, kale,
romaine lettuce, red
leaf lettuce, cucumbers, celery, melons and parsley.
Favorites usually include any of the herbs such
as parsley, cilantro, watercress, basil, and mint; the
leaf lettuces such
as romaine, boston, red
leaf, endive, escarole, radicchio; the dark leafy greens such
as kale, collards, turnip tops, mustard greens, dandelion greens.
Baby greens Bok Choy Borage Basil Broccoli (
leaves and top) Brussels sprouts Cabbage (red, green, Chinese) Carrot / beet tops Celery (
leaves are good) Chickory Collard greens Dandelion greens (and flower) Dock Endive Escarole Kale
Leaf lettuce Mustard greens Parsley (Italian or flat
leaf best) Radicchio
Romaine lettuce Swiss chard (any color) Water cress Fruits and other Vegetables (Treat Foods) Depending on the time of year, rabbits in the wild would have access to additional foods such
as fruits, vegetables and flowers.
Line salad bowl with the
romaine lettuce
leaves and add all the other ingredients in decorative layers, sprinkling seasonings
as you go along.