How do you use a lot of iceberg lettuce?

It can be eaten as a salad, in sandwiches or wraps, or added to smoothies . Grilled: Grilling iceberg lettuce can add a nice smoky flavor and keep most of its nutritional value. Cut the lettuce into wedges and brush with a little olive oil and seasonings before grilling. Steamed: Steaming is anot.

How do you use frozen lettuce?

Frozen lettuce has its place in the kitchen. You can add it to soup or stock, quiche, casseroles, and stir fries . You can substitute frozen lettuce in any recipe that calls for spinach. Whole frozen lettuce leaves work well as wraps; thaw them in the refrigerator overnight before using.

What to do with lettuce?

5 Easy Ways to Use Lettuce Grill it! Grilled lettuce has a nice smoky flavor and a fabulous texture! ... Make lettuce soup! Lettuce works very well in the place of other leafy greens in soups. ... Add to your stir fry! Lettuce is an excellent addition to your typical stir fry! ... Make lettuce wraps! ... Braise lettuce!

Grace Young's Stir-Fried Iceberg Lettuce Recipe on Food52 (2024)

One-Pot Wonders

by: Genius Recipes

April8,2014

4.5

4 Ratings

Grace Young's Stir-Fried Iceberg Lettuce Recipe on Food52 (1)

Serves 4

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Author Notes

A near-instant springy green vegetable before the springy greens. (And, yes, you can cook lettuce -- here's why you should.) Note: You can use this technique on many other vegetables in season, including romaine lettuce, spinach, watercress, baby bok choy, asparagus (fat spears sliced 1/4-inch thick on the bias; pencil spears in 2-inch lengths), snow peas and snap peas. Adapted slightly from The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen (Simon & Schuster, 1999) and Saveur Magazine —Genius Recipes

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What You'll Need

Ingredients

1 teaspoonsoy sauce
1 teaspoonsesame oil
1 teaspoonrice wine or dry sherry
³/₄ teaspoonsugar
¹/₂ teaspoonfreshly ground white or black pepper
1 ¹/₂ tablespoonspeanut oil or other neutral oil
4 scallions, cut on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced or smashed
¹/₂ medium head iceberg lettuce, cored, outermost leaves discarded, inner leaves torn into 4-inch wide pieces (or substitute 12 ounces of other greens -- see headnote)
Kosher salt, to taste

Directions

In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine or sherry, sugar, and pepper; set sauce aside.
Heat a wok or 12-inch skillet over high heat. Add peanut oil, half of the scallions (including all of the white and light green pieces), and garlic and cook until garlic is golden, about 5 seconds. Add lettuce and stir-fry until lettuce softens slightly, about 1 minute. Drizzle in sauce and cook until lettuce is just coated with the sauce, about 1 minute. Season with salt, divide between 4 bowls while lettuce is just tender and still bright green, and garnish with remaining scallions.

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11 Reviews

jeacooking February 13, 2023

I read several other recipes for stir fried iceberg lettuce before selecting this one because of the simple dressing. However, I was surprised it did not have fresh ginger in it which I noticed is in other recipes. So, I added a tablespoon of grated fresh ginger a minute before adding the lettuce and I doubled the dressing. It was a super nice side dish for some Asian-inspired chicken thighs. I will make it again, with the ginger, and a big pinch of red pepper flakes.

Hadley April 1, 2019

I made this yesterday-so easy and delicious. Had mine with a fried egg on top and rice.