« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2   Go Down

Author Topic: does anyone cook lettuce??  (Read 6828 times)

Offline curly66

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 96
    • View Profile
does anyone cook lettuce??
« on: October 19, 2012, 08:54:41 am »
I have an abundance of lettuce at the moment and it is wilting wilting wilting, I don't want to pitch it, does anyone cook it or steam it??  having bbq'd chops and varoma steamed asparagus and bok choy, wondering about adding lettuce...
Logged

Offline Cuilidh

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7632
    • View Profile
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2012, 09:05:11 am »
I am sure I have heard of lettuce soup somewhere, have you tried googling anything?  There might be some sort of cold lettuce soup as opposed to a hot one as well.  How does lettuce go in smoothies?
Logged
Marina from Melbourne and Guildford
I can resist everything except temptation - Oscar Wilde.

Offline Amy :-)

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11385
    • View Profile
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2012, 09:08:50 am »
What sort of lettuce is it curly66? Iceberg, butter, cos...?
Logged

Offline cecilia

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1376
  • Renew. Refresh. Rejoice.
    • View Profile
    • Thermorevolution
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2012, 09:09:41 am »
Logged
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." — Dalai Lama

https://www.facebook.com/thermorevolution

Offline Cornish Cream

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 17490
    • View Profile
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2012, 09:12:14 am »
There's a recipe in the Indian Cookbook for Lettuce soup I can send the recipe if you want it Curly?I'm going out shortly but could send it later to you ;) :)
Logged
Denise...Buckinghamshire,U.K.
Don't cry over the past,it's gone.Don't stress about the future,it hasn't arrived.Live in the present and make it beautiful.

Offline curly66

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 96
    • View Profile
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2012, 09:13:11 am »
it's homegrown and curly!!  LOL (sorry just got the irony of that) and I also have cos...... didn't want to make a soup, was hoping someone had steamed with bok choy or cabbage or something....  sorry, sidetracked, the frilly one...
Logged

Offline curly66

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 96
    • View Profile
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2012, 09:14:48 am »
I would absolutely appreciate the lettuce soup recipe for the next week or so, I was just wondering about tonight....gee short notice on request, terribly sorry...lol
I didn't think they would all grow to picking stage at the same time because I planted them separately for that reason!!
Logged

Offline kt2

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 852
    • View Profile
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2012, 09:17:30 am »
Sorry curly66, I'd only heard of lettuce soup. Not too sure how it would turn out with other cooking methods  ???
Logged
Katie, Perth WA

Offline curly66

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 96
    • View Profile
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2012, 09:29:10 am »
that's ok, I just appreciated the quick responses before my chops are cooked!!  lol
Logged

Offline judydawn

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 39971
    • View Profile
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2012, 10:55:15 am »
For next time curly, have a read of these ideas.
Logged
Judy from North Haven, South Australia

Make the most of every day, you never know what is around the corner.

Offline Cornish Cream

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 17490
    • View Profile
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2012, 04:35:46 pm »
I've PM'ed you the soup recipe curly.
Would anyone else like it? ;D
Logged
Denise...Buckinghamshire,U.K.
Don't cry over the past,it's gone.Don't stress about the future,it hasn't arrived.Live in the present and make it beautiful.

Offline curly66

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 96
    • View Profile
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2012, 07:45:40 pm »
thankyou and thankyou..
If chinese food can stir fry and it can be grilled then I guess over the next week or so I'll add to my this and that recipes and let others know of how successful it is..
Logged

Offline nazar

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 679
    • View Profile
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2012, 08:38:30 pm »
my husband adds it to his thermo juice which he makes every morning
Logged

South West WA AUSTRALIA

Offline gertbysea

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11555
  • Don't experience life from the cheap seats.
    • View Profile
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2012, 10:21:54 pm »
I have sort of steam/stir fry with garlic and soy sauce. Not wonderful but not bad either.

Gert
Logged
Gretchen in Cairns, Australia

Life is like an onion; you peel off one layer at a time and sometimes you weep. Carl Sandburg.

Offline Wonder

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4768
    • View Profile
Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2012, 10:29:53 pm »
Green smoothies? I quite often use cos lettuce and it's pretty  good
Logged
Pages: [1] 2   Go Up
« previous next »