Butter lettuce

A loose-leaf lettuce with soft, tender, cup-shaped leaves and a mild, slightly sweet flavor. The natural cup shape makes it ideal as a vessel for fillings like chicken or tuna salad.

Butter lettuce

Used for

  • lettuce wraps
  • salads
  • taco cups
  • serving vessels

In the kitchen

  • separate
  • rinse
  • dry
  • cup

Picking it at the store

  • Choose heads with compact, unblemished leaves — outer leaves can be slightly wilted but inner ones should be firm
  • Bibb and Boston lettuce are the same thing; look for either name at the store

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