These are the young, tender leaves of various types of lettuce that are harvested before they reach full maturity. "They can be enjoyed in smoothies , salads, scrambled eggs, and soups," says Messer.

These are the young, tender leaves of various types of lettuce that are harvested before they reach full maturity. "They can be enjoyed in smoothies , salads, scrambled eggs, and soups," says Messer.

This best-ever gem lettuce salad from Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook gets flavor from fruity Calabrian chiles and crisp panko. Get the recipe for the flavorful play on Caesar salad at Food & Wine.

Little Gem. While a head of little gem lettuce looks like a small romaine, it’s not a baby version of it. Little gem lettuce ...

The gem lettuce goes down first, then some arugula, and an herb mixture. "We have bronze fennel, garlic chives, and parsley leaves," Piazza says. Next, add your pickled green garlic, and some ...

1 tablespoon cumin seeds. 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt. 4 beets (2 pounds), peeled and cut into wedges. 2 medium red onions, cut into wedges. 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil ...

Place lettuce in ice water to soak. In a small bowl, combine shallots, lemon juice, vinegar, 4 tablespoons oil, mustard, honey, salt and pepper to taste. In a frying pan over medium-high heat ...

Place 2 lettuce halves on each of 4 plates, or arrange on a platter. Drizzle lettuce halves with a generous amount of dressing; crumble remaining 2 ounces feta evenly over top. 3.

These are the young, tender leaves of various types of lettuce that are harvested before they reach full maturity. "They can ...

Little Gem. Little gem lettuce. ... Little gem lettuce is sweeter, though still crisp and sturdy, so it works well with thicker dressings, and the crisp texture is perfect for use in sandwiches.