I switched my original
use of butter lettuce to spinach and beet greens for the purposes of this blog post, mostly as I love beet greens and I hate waste (the larger, more robust leaves from this bunch were eaten last night, sautéed in olive oil with shallots, garlic and a little bit of salt).
Not exact matches
If you can't find a nice fresh head
of butter lettuce, feel free to
use another variety but choose one will hold up under the weight
of the lush avocado dressing.
Timing
of your post was perfect as I had some eggplant, tomatoes and pesto on hand that needed to be
used, so the only thing I needed to pick up was the
butter lettuce.
For assembly you tuck a little bit
of the pork filling into giant leafs
of lettuce (I like to
use a boston or
butter lettuce, but cabbage or iceberg would also work.)
Used it on a salad
of butter lettuce, chopped green apple, toasted pecans and a little crumbled blue cheese.
I
used butter lettuce because the shape
of the outer leaves easily cover a large surface area
of the rice paper.
+ salt and pepper + bibb or
butter lettuce for two + one watermelon radish, washed and shaved (I
used my sprializer) + 2 tablespoons toasted walnuts (dry cook walnuts in a frying pan) + 1/4 cup
of crumbled goat cheese + 1 tablespoons
of olive oil, divided + juice
of a quarter
of an orange or lemon
Tuesday 12/3/13: Chicken Enchiladas (
using leftover chicken from the night before)
Butter lettuce salad with avocado and hearts
of palm and this dressing
Use Flaxseed and eat alot
of salad with romaine and
butter lettuce, this is about all I can think
of!
I split the yogurt and mayonnaise measurements, but the real winner seemed to be that we
used a head
of ruby
butter lettuce that I found in Whole Foods, and combined with arugula.
Everything is piled onto tender
butter lettuce instead
of the typical bun —
use two or three leaves to wrap each up.
We
used one large gorgeous head
of butter lettuce for ours.
You can switch up the ingredients for your favorite ones,
use butter lettuce instead
of hearts
of romaine, even put arugula on it.
6 cups fresh, washed salad greens or 4 good handfuls (I
used an assortment
of butter lettuce, red leaf
lettuce and romaine, friseé and baby spinach would also be lovely)
Small
butter lettuce leaves are
used as edible mini serving bowls for a delicate salad
of spring peas and fresh herbs.
Real Talk: You can
use any kind
of lettuce that's able to hold some weight and can be cut to be handheld, like
butter or iceberg — even kale or chard if that's what you have on hand.
Romaine Boats: A few romaine hearts (Boston bibb or
butter lettuce leaves can also be
used) 1 - 1 1/2 avocados, seeded, peeled and cut into cubes 1/2 c. cherry tomatoes, cut into halves or pieces A few microgreens Edible flowers if available quick red onion pickles (or any pickles
of choice)
Both red and white verjus can be
used in salad dressing, with a proportion
of 3 parts verjus to 1 part oil; red verjus is better suited for strong - flavored greens like arugula, while white verjus is better for tender greens, like
butter lettuce.
Use Napa cabbage or
butter lettuce leaves instead
of bread.
I
used spring onions (halved) which I sauteed first, microwaved the peas while that was happening, then bunged the peas in with the shredded
lettuce, added a bit
of butter, stirred round for a couple
of minutes until the
lettuce had wilted, seasoned, and that was it!
You can certainly
use pita bread for your Lamb Meatball but the
butter lettuce or just naked was a clean and glorious way to enjoy these quick and simple protein packed little lambs topped off with a sauce that is definitely a returning taste
of summer.
Small
butter lettuce leaves are
used as edible mini serving bowls for a delicate salad
of spring peas and fresh herbs.