Butter lettuce is also known as Boston lettuce. It has soft and delicate leaves, varying in colour from mid-green to brown or red tinged. It has a subtle, slightly sweet flavour, and is good in all kinds of salads. Mignonette is a variety of butter lettuce, with slightly more crinkly leaves. Its leaves are usually brownish-red, but can also be green. Its flavour is the same as butter lettuce. Both butter lettuce and mignonette are available all year round.
1. For a fresh dinner idea for kids, cook small corn fritters then place onto butter lettuce leaves. Mix together a little sweet chilli sauce and lite mayonnaise and dollop over fritters then wrap up in lettuce leaves.
2. For a fresh salad, tear butter lettuce leaves into bite-sized pieces. Toss together with cherry tomatoes, sliced avocado and garlic croutons. Drizzle with olive oil then serve with fish.
PLEASE NOTE
This information may vary due to seasonal influences and varietal differences. This fact sheet is not a substitute for specific dietary advice.
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