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Lettuce leaves 'wilted' in a little butter and then wrapped around peas,
finely sliced carrots etc. make a delicious and unusual veg option.

Yum. Do you steam them in the lettuce parcel, or what?

Janet

On 12/7/05 19:35, in article ,
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote:

The message k
from Sacha contains these words:

Lettuce leaves 'wilted' in a little butter and then wrapped around peas,
finely sliced carrots etc. make a delicious and unusual veg option.

Don't forget to wrap it in a pancake, seal the edges with batter, and
give it a bit of a frying in olive oil...

No, no, that's too much like *cooking*. ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

On 12/7/05 20:49, in article , "Janet
Baraclough" wrote:

The message k
from Sacha contains these words:

Lettuce leaves 'wilted' in a little butter and then wrapped around peas,
finely sliced carrots etc. make a delicious and unusual veg option.

Yum. Do you steam them in the lettuce parcel, or what?

I haven't done this for years - in fact this thread reminded me of it - but
I seem to remember that they were cooked separately and then 'assembled'
just before serving. I'll see if I can dig out the old recipe though it's
hardly difficult! And here's another for cooked lettuce
http://www.fbmg.com/gardengourmet/fr...kedlettuce.htm

A friend of mine cooks cucumber in the most delicious way. I'll ask him how
he does that!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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On 12/7/05 19:35, in article ,
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote:
The message k
from Sacha contains these words:

Lettuce leaves 'wilted' in a little butter and then wrapped around peas,
finely sliced carrots etc. make a delicious and unusual veg option.

Don't forget to wrap it in a pancake, seal the edges with batter, and
give it a bit of a frying in olive oil...

No, no, that's too much like *cooking*. ;-)

That induced a flash of memory - a Polish au pair we had in the '50s -
her idea of a stonking good meal was to buy a couple of pounds of mince,
blanch some cabbage leaves, wrap a balls of mince in them and tie them
up with string (or usually, because it was more easily found in our
house, cotton thread) and boil them, to be served with boiled
potatoes...

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Rusty
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On 13/7/05 10:41, in article ,
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote:

The message k
from Sacha contains these words:
On 12/7/05 19:35, in article ,
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote:
The message k
from Sacha contains these words:

Lettuce leaves 'wilted' in a little butter and then wrapped around peas,
finely sliced carrots etc. make a delicious and unusual veg option.

Don't forget to wrap it in a pancake, seal the edges with batter, and
give it a bit of a frying in olive oil...

No, no, that's too much like *cooking*. ;-)

That induced a flash of memory - a Polish au pair we had in the '50s -
her idea of a stonking good meal was to buy a couple of pounds of mince,
blanch some cabbage leaves, wrap a balls of mince in them and tie them
up with string (or usually, because it was more easily found in our
house, cotton thread) and boil them, to be served with boiled
potatoes...

Well, while we're talking food, I always wish that we could buy courgette
flowers in this country and treat them in the Italian fashion. We don't
grow our own, so I can't get hold of any. It's one of my favourite Italian
foods in all its varieties.
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Sacha
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In message , Janet Baraclough
writes
Lettuce soup isn't bad when made with
decent stock and loose, relatively dark lettuce leaves (such as
on bolted lettuces). I wouldn't say that it is exciting, even
then.

It's delicious made with good lettuce, good stock, a good helping of
frozen peas and some finely chopped onion. Season, including nutmeg.
Cook for just a few minutes, add mint leaves just before the end, whizz
to smooth.

Just tried another variation I found - it is delicious, even though it's
called cucumber salad soup!
1 medium red onion, 1 (c 400 g) cucumber, 1 medium crispy lettuce, 1
tbsp olive oil, 1 liter chicken stock, salt to taste, freshly ground
pepper, 1 small bunch spring onions, finely sliced, 200 g organic
yoghurt
Peel and finely chop onion; peel cucumber and cut into chunks, wash and
dry lettuce leaves and tear into pieces.
Sauté onion gently in the oil until transparent, add cucumber and
lettuce, sauté together 2-3 minutes. Add stock, cook 10 minutes. Season
to taste; and add half the spring onions. Blend. Pour in the yoghourt,
stirring gently and sprinkle some thin cucumber slices and finely sliced
spring onions on top. More yoghurt can be served separately with the
soup.

Sorry - it was so good I couldn't resist posting it...
--
Klara, Gatwick basin