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Substitute for lettuce
Hi all,
I am looking for a substitute for lettuce to use in salads, as I can't digest lettuce very good anymore. I have tried corn salad and couldn't get it to grow or produce very much. Endive is too bitter. Does anyone know of a good salad plant that produces well and has a mild taste? Thank you Ronald |
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"ronald" wrote: Hi all, I am looking for a substitute for lettuce to use in salads, as I can't digest lettuce very good anymore. I have tried corn salad and couldn't get it to grow or produce very much. Endive is too bitter. Does anyone know of a good salad plant that produces well and has a mild taste? Thank you Ronald A very common substitute is fresh spinach leaves. Chard will also work. Hope this helps? :-) -- K. Sprout the MungBean to reply "I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain |
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Spinach? Beet Greens? I like them.
John! ronald wrote: Hi all, I am looking for a substitute for lettuce to use in salads, as I can't digest lettuce very good anymore. I have tried corn salad and couldn't get it to grow or produce very much. Endive is too bitter. Does anyone know of a good salad plant that produces well and has a mild taste? Thank you Ronald |
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"ronald" writes:
I am looking for a substitute for lettuce to use in salads, as I can't digest lettuce very good anymore. I have tried corn salad and couldn't get it to grow or produce very much. Endive is too bitter. Does anyone know of a good salad plant that produces well and has a mild taste? As others suggested, young spinach or silverbeet leaves would be a good substitute. Maybe shredded cabbage, e.g., the small sugarloaf, or any variety harvested young. Young dandelion leaves, nasturtium leaves, celery leaves. Mustard or cress seedlings, or any sprouts: bean, pea, etc., though I have heard that some of these (viz., alfalfa) should be stirfried and not eaten raw otherwise much of its nutrient content is unavailable to our digestive system. (Similar thing applies to tomatoes--the fruit, I mean.) -- John Savage (my news address is not valid for email) |
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ronald wrote in message oups.com... Hi all, I am looking for a substitute for lettuce to use in salads, as I can't digest lettuce very good anymore. I have tried corn salad and couldn't get it to grow or produce very much. Endive is too bitter. Does anyone know of a good salad plant that produces well and has a mild taste? Maybe you could try growing Rocket. It may not be mild enough though. It has a taste that reminds me of cashew nuts. I find I can grow it all year, and its become my most reliable green leafy salad vegetable. |
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On 23 Apr 2005 13:46:15 -0700, "ronald" wrote:
Hi all, I am looking for a substitute for lettuce to use in salads, as I can't digest lettuce very good anymore. If the problem is digestive, I would guess any similar green leafy veg would have a similar effect. You could sample spinach and perhaps some of those 'mixed baby greens' available in supermarkets to test, before going to the trouble of growing them. There are many types of salad other than "tossed green." |
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ronald wrote in message
oups.com... Hi all, I am looking for a substitute for lettuce to use in salads, as I can't digest lettuce very good anymore. I have tried corn salad and couldn't get it to grow or produce very much. Endive is too bitter. Does anyone know of a good salad plant that produces well and has a mild taste? Malabar spinach might be a good choice if you garden in a warm climate. Olin |
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il Thu, 28 Apr 2005 19:37:09 GMT, John Savage wrote:
"ronald" writes: I am looking for a substitute for lettuce to use in salads, as I can't digest lettuce very good anymore. I have tried corn salad and couldn't get it to grow or produce very much. Endive is too bitter. Does anyone know of a good salad plant that produces well and has a mild taste? As others suggested, young spinach or silverbeet leaves would be a good substitute. Maybe shredded cabbage, e.g., the small sugarloaf, or any variety harvested young. Young dandelion leaves, nasturtium leaves, celery leaves. Mustard or cress seedlings, or any sprouts: bean, pea, etc., though I have heard that some of these (viz., alfalfa) should be stirfried and not eaten raw otherwise much of its nutrient content is unavailable to our digestive system. (Similar thing applies to tomatoes--the fruit, I mean.) I use rocket a lot (rucola). -- Cheers, Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ] |
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Thanks for all the suggestions.
I have found something to try from Johnnyseeds.com, a "lettucy type" Chinese cabbage. And also try the beet and chard leaves as I already grow them but didn't realize they could be used as a salad. Thanks Ronald. |
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Substitute for lettuce
Try dandelion leaves too
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Substitute for lettuce
On 05/29/2017 06:36 AM, wrote:
Try dandelion leaves too Purslane (tastes like water cress) or radish sprouts perhaps? |
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Substitute for lettuce
On 5/30/2017 5:01 AM, T wrote:
On 05/29/2017 06:36 AM, wrote: Try dandelion leaves too Purslane (tastes like water cress) or radish sprouts perhaps? We use kale instead of lettuce a good bit of the time, makes good sandwiches and salads. |
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