A visit to the salad bar used to leave you with two choices: iceberg or romaine. But now lunch shops and grocery stores have woken up to all the types of lettuce out there, and there are almost too ...

Oh, lettuce. It beefs up salads and adds a final healthy flourish to your plate. But honestly, it can get a little boring. So I’m making a case for putting a little more thought into your leaves.

The first time I ate mesclun was in Provençe and I had no idea what I was eating. But I liked it. The word mesclun (MHES-kluhn) comes from the Provençal mesclom or mesclumo, which means "mixture," ...

Lettuce can get a bad rap. People don't use the term "rabbit food" as a compliment, after all. And if your salad is just a bowl of spinach or romaine, we kind of see where they're coming from. Don't ...

LETTUCE BASICSA salad can be as simple as greens tossed with a vinaigrette and served as a first course, or it can become a main course with the addition of cheese, nuts and grilled chicken, fish or ...

Q: I've heard that lettuce varieties have different nutritional value and some aren't worth eating. Is that true? A: Yes. And no. There are many types of lettuce, and it's hard to go wrong with any of ...