How do you prepare lettuce for eating?

Chef's answer
How to prepare and wash a lettuce
  • Place the lettuce on a clean work surface. Separate the lettuce leaves. ...
  • Wash the leaves well in the sink or a large bowl of water. Transfer the leaves to a colander and gently shake to remove water.
  • Place leaves, in a single layer, on a clean, dry tea towel or paper towel and pat dry.
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    Frequently asked Questions 🎓
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    Short answer: It's a way to keep the bottom part of the bun from getting soggy and falling apart. Stillwaters Tavern's cheeseburger is a good example of how many places do it. From the bottom bun, up - Lettuce, Tomato, Burger, Cheese. A lot of places start with the lettuce on the bottom, followed by the tomato.
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    Boil lettuce in a vegetable soup for an extra healthy dose of greens. ... Cooking lettuce gives it an entirely new texture that can be used in soups, stews or for many easy Asian side dishes. Boiling separated lettuce is faster than boiling a whole head of lettuce at once, though you can do either..
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    Unlike many other vegetables, they are rarely cooked before being consumed. Cooking kills E. coli O157 and other bacteria. So other vegetables may be getting contaminated just as lettuce is, but because the vegetables are mostly being cooked, there is no widespread outbreak of illness.
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    If you eat contaminated raw (uncooked) leafy greens, such as in a salad, you might get sick. To prevent contamination, leafy greens should be grown and handled safely at all steps in the journey from farm to fork..
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    CrispheadCrisphead, or iceberg, is probably the best-known lettuce in the U.S., in part because of its shrink-wrapped presence at nearly every grocery store in the country. Look for a round, compact, pale green head.
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    Because they are too hard to chew comfortably. That one doesn't apply to lettuce, it has very tender leaves. In fact, once you cook it, it goes not from hard to soft (as does a, say, carrot), but from tender to limp.
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    Cooking lettuce improves the flavor As a piece by Delish explains, lettuce when cooked can taste even better. The types that often react best with heat are romaine lettuce and endive. When cooked, lettuce tends to develop a smoky flavor, something that's bound to make your dish tastier.
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