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Questions Doubts and Requests => Recipe Requests => Topic started by: curly66 on October 19, 2012, 08:54:41 am

Title: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: curly66 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...

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: Cuilidh 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?

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: Amy :-) on October 19, 2012, 09:08:50 am

What sort of lettuce is it curly66? Iceberg, butter, cos...?

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: cecilia on October 19, 2012, 09:09:41 am

http://www.recipecommunity.com.au/recipes/lettuce-soup/26145

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: Cornish Cream on October 19, 2012, 09:12:14 am

There's a recipe in the Indian Cookbook for Lettuce soup (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=3684.0) I can send the recipe if you want it Curly?I'm going out shortly but could send it later to you ;) :)

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: curly66 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...

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: curly66 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!!

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: kt2 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  ???

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: curly66 on October 19, 2012, 09:29:10 am

that's ok, I just appreciated the quick responses before my chops are cooked!!  lol

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: judydawn on October 19, 2012, 10:55:15 am

For next time curly, have a read of these (http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/06/how-to-cook-what-to-do-with-lettuce-soup-grilled-stir-fried-lettuce-sauce-recipes.html) ideas.

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: Cornish Cream on October 19, 2012, 04:35:46 pm

I've PM'ed you the soup recipe curly.
Would anyone else like it? ;D

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: curly66 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..

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: nazar on October 19, 2012, 08:38:30 pm

my husband adds it to his thermo juice which he makes every morning

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: gertbysea 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

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: Wonder on October 19, 2012, 10:29:53 pm

Green smoothies? I quite often use cos lettuce and it's pretty  good

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: Kimmyh on October 20, 2012, 12:19:30 am

The TM consultant put cos in lieu of cabbage in the hot and sour soup at the asian class the other night. Seemed ok.

Title: Re: does anyone cook lettuce??
Post by: achookwoman on October 20, 2012, 12:22:51 am

Lettuce Soup,  let, onion Potato and stock.  nice.