I remember there once was a time when ordering a salad meant roughly cut iceberg lettuce leaves, a little red cabbage for color and some shredded carrots. A fancier "house salad" might have included ...

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," ...

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 ...

A potpourri of young salad greens, mesclun (pronounced MEHS-kluhn) is sometimes sold as “spring mix” or “baby salad mix” and is often available in bulk. Contents of mesclun vary by season and ...

"Mom, it's going to be ready soon!" my 12-year-old daughter noted as we peered into our backyard garden. We planted some leaf lettuce and mesclun, which is a mixture of tender, young lettuce varieties ...

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 ...

Reader Ruth Hall has a recipe calling for mesclun greens. "What are they and where do I find them?" she e-mailed. "The fellow in the produce department had never heard of them. I have heard of turnip ...

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 ...