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Lettuce is a popular leafy vegetable, which is very popular on the Balkan table and we traditionally eat it raw. Fresh lettuce is a major component of classic spring and Easter salads. They are also used as garnishes for burgers and donuts along with cucumbers and tomatoes.
The spring freshener on the table is suitable greens for garnishing yellow cheese bread, grill, roasted fish, stuffed potatoes and roast pork.
Lettuce recipes also include some dishes that require heat treatment. Let's see in which delicious dishes we can add this green richness, containing useful vitamins, minerals, fiber and cellulose.
Spring soups
If you have acquired 1-2 larger bouquets of lettuce, you can use them to make any spring soups, similar to soups of nettle, dock, sorrel. Add more green onions and garlic to the recipe for more flavor and rich flavor.
Tarator
Photo: VILI-Violeta Mateva
If you are tired of the classic tarator, replace the cucumbers with chopped lettuce. Add the remaining ingredients - yogurt, dill, garlic, walnuts. The tarator with lettuce is fresh and filling.
Gluten-free doner
If you prefer gluten-free recipes and keto recipes, you can replace buns for donuts, burritos and tacos with large lettuce leaves. Just take one and fill it with your favorite meat and vegetable stuffing, then roll it up. Here's how to enjoy your favorite flavors without regretting eating the dough.
Sarmi with lettuce
Photo: Anelia Tsoneva
Large lettuce leaves can be stuffed with minced meat and rice, similar to cabbage and vine sarma, and then boiled. Be sure to serve milk sauce with lettuce.
Spring pie with lettuce
The green stuffed pie is always a tempting proposition. This time, instead of the usual spinach, add stewed lettuce with a little green onion or leek.
Spring stew with lettuce
Nettle or sorrel stew is nothing new. But you can always diversify the spring pots and porridges by adding to them and common lettuce.
Lettuce can be used only as a decoration of various culinary offerings. They fit perfectly in a festive plateau with appetizers, cheeses, pâtés, snacks, guest bites and mini sandwiches.
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Lettuce
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is one of the green leafy gifts of spring, which we should use regularly, as long as we are sure that lettuce is a natural and pure product. Lettuce grows quite well in temperate latitudes. They are from the Asteraceae family and are cultivated mainly because of their tender leaves, which we love to eat, prepared in salads.
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Why You Should Eat Lettuce
Lettuce is a popular ingredient in salads, not only because of its great taste, but also for its huge health benefits. Lettuce is one of the most delicate salad plants in the world. She is considered the queen of salad plants. It is usually consumed cold and raw, in salads, burgers and a number of other dishes.
Lettuce Has Risen In Price The Most Around Easter
In the days before and after the Easter holidays, the Market Price Index reported a shock rise in prices for products. The last time wholesale prices reached such a high level was in May 2013. The study of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets shows that in 1 week the Market Price Index has reached 1,533 points.
Planting And Growing Lettuce
Green salads, including lettuce , were known to the Egyptians, Romans and Greeks as far back as 2,000 years ago. In Europe, they appeared only in the 16th century, but since then their popularity is undeniable. They are a source of many vitamins and valuable for the human body mineral salts and therefore it is good to often be present in our daily menu.
