Types of Lettuce
Red-tip leaf lettuce has a tender, sweet, delicate flavor that makes it versatile for many types of green salads.
Leaf lettuce has a mild, delicate flavor and may be used interchangeably with red-tip leaf lettuce.
Radicchio is bitter and peppery-tasting when eaten alone, but small amounts add a nice accent to other greens.
Spinach has a mildly hearty flavor and is often used raw in salads.
Swiss chard has large stems with a delicate flavor similar to celery; leaves have a hearty spinach-like flavor.
Romaine has large, crisp leaves and a slightly sharp flavor that make this the classic lettuce for Caesar salad.
Curly endive has a mildly bitter flavor and adds visual interest to salads.
Arugula has a peppery, pungent flavor that is an ideal contrast when mixed with milder greens.
I hate salads but recently I ate a salad that I loved! The lettuce was dark green, soft and alittle longer in length than most lettuce, does any one know what kind of lettuce it coud have been? Also the dressing was good I thought she said it was peppermill ranch.
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