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laken1


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Maybe it's because I'm on a salad kick? I am in lurve with butter lettuce - my grocery sells it in a "live" head with roots & all I for whatever reason I think it's the greatest evah. I would really prefer to mix it equally with Romain lettuce, but quite frequently my grocery & even my secondary grocery has below standard romain. So what other kind of lettuce do you like? I am open to trying most anything except a "common" head of lettuce - I am such a lettuce snob! How in the heck does that happen???

Please, oh please tell me that it's not just me!!! I editted this because I really really feel bad about what a snob i've become...

-- Edited by laken1 at 21:38, 2005-09-27

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I buy the prepackaged salad mix, and my favorite is the field green mix (I think? I don't even know if that's the right name of what I buy...obviously it's been awhile since I bought any ). Anyways, it's just like a mix of different types of gourmetish lettuce. I love this with any type of vinagrette type dressing, especially Ken's Steak House Lite Raspberry Walnut Vinagrette. This is also really good mixed with a little bit of bleu cheese dressing, oh I love bleu cheese!

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I am also a lettuce snob! I hate iceberg lettuce, and for that reason often bypass the side salad at many restaurants. My favorite mix is romaine and spinach. I also like butter and green leaf lettuces.

I was pretty excited last week when I found a new prepackaged salad consisting of romaine and butter lettuce--you should look around for it!

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jacL wrote:
I am also a lettuce snob! I hate iceberg lettuce, and for that reason often bypass the side salad at many restaurants. My favorite mix is romaine and spinach. I also like butter and green leaf lettuces.

I was pretty excited last week when I found a new prepackaged salad consisting of romaine and butter lettuce--you should look around for it!

I second the romaine and spinach combo - that's my favorite.

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shopchicago33 wrote:


I second the romaine and spinach combo - that's my favorite.

Why can't they make this in a prepackaged salad?!

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I really like romaine, arugula and that thing that looks like a dandelion leaf (chicory?).

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i have to say it all depends on the type of the salad i'm making. but i haven't used iceberg (i like to call it albino lettuce) in years.

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I'm so glad i'm not alone in the lettuce snob category! I knew someone here would make me feel better about it. Thanks for the suggestions.

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plain ol' spinach is my favorite...

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When I find it, I buy the boston lettuce. It is so nice and tender, but it requires careful washing as it's often full of ground (don't know how to say this in english!)
Otherwise, I buy romaine lettuce.
Or I love arugola, but it's too expensive...

I am glad I am not the only lettuce nut! I eat it almost every day!

ETA that here they call boston lettuce the butter lettuce

-- Edited by ico at 15:07, 2005-09-28

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This is a great poll. I'm definitely a lettuce snob. Growing up, my dad insisted (in a good way) that there be a salad every night as part of dinner. It was my job to make it.

We grew red and green leaf lettuce so i love them still. I love Boston Bibb and spring mix. If i can find mache, that is my favorite. It's a very tender green that resembles dandelion.

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I love baby spinach, or mixed greens(like mesclun). I would rather have no lettuce than that god awful iceberg stuff.

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Hehe...this is a funny poll.  I don't know the names but I like medium to dark green lettuce.  HATE the white crunchy crap.  Eww. 

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I too have to confess that I'm a lettuce snob. Iceberg lettuce- yuck! I like romaine and field greens. I've also tried butter lettuce and loved it. Yum...I'm craving salad now.

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Another lettuce snob here!  I like romaine, but FH is a spinach guy.  They should just quit growing iceberg lettuce - it's nothing but water anyway!

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mache is my favorite. it's so tender. i love it, love it, love it.

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Today I bought baby romaine. Any comments Lettuce Snobs? I have never tried this one.

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I love butter lettuce, I can't find it anymore, though. So I stick with romaine or spinach (Which I guess is not lettuce...)

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we have our own lettuce in our garden in the fall and spring---butter, romaine, green leaf


at the store -- i buy red leaf, green leaf or romaine or sometimes we use fresh spinach.  whatever looks best and it on sale



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mikacat wrote:
we have our own lettuce in our garden in the fall and spring---butter, romaine, green leaf



OMG - you are my hero. I kill catcus so I doubt this is an option for me - but man that sounds so great!


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