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Lettuce (''Lactuca sativa'') is a temperate annual or biennial plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable. In many countries, it is typically eaten cold, raw, in salads, sandwiches, hamburgers, tacos, and in many other dishes. In some places, including China, lettuce is typically eaten cooked and use of the stem is as important as use of the leaf. Both the English name and the Latin name of the genus are ultimately derived from ''lac'', the Latin word for “milk”, referring to the plant’s milky juice. Mild in flavour, it has been described over the centuries as a cooling counterbalance to other ingredients in a salad.Grigson, p. 313
[edit] About Lettuce
Lettuce is a green leafy vegetable found all over the world in many forms such as romaine, iceberg, etc with each one having a different amount of green depth and , therefore, vitamins.
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Recipes With Lettuce
American Cheese, Ground Beef, Lettuce, Salsa
Cheddar Cheese, Ground Beef, Lettuce, Milk, Tomato
Cheddar Cheese, Lettuce, Olive, Tomato
Cherry, Lettuce, Water
Bananas, Chopped Nuts, Cottage Cheese, Lettuce, Sour Cream
