Why Roasting Your Lettuce Is a Really Good Idea

Have you ever eaten grilled lettuce? A much-loved side dish at summer BBQs, but you can also make a wonderful salad with it in autumn and winter.

And you really don’t need to haul the barbecue out of the shed for it, because you can easily make it in a grill pan or under the oven grill. Quick dressing, and it doesn’t take much more work!

Easy does it

All you need is a head of sturdy lettuce and the ingredients for a vinaigrette or another dressing. Make the dressing as savory and robust as you like, like the example here from TikToker Kathleen Ashmore (@Katcancook). She uses sharp mustard and finely grated Parmesan in the dressing and garnishes the grilled lettuce with toasted walnuts.

Sturdy lettuce varieties

It’s also handy that you can use different types of lettuce, as long as the leaves are sturdy and attached to the core. Romaine lettuce is used here, but it would also work with iceberg lettuce and radicchio. Butter lettuce, however delicious as a simple green salad with the perfect vinaigrette, is too delicate for this.

Check out Kathleen’s TikTok video below and give it a try yourself – we think it’s a great way to add some variety to your daily vegetable intake!

@katcancook The most ADDICTIVE way to eat a salad this fall 🥗🤤. #saladtiktok #healthyrecipes ♬ original sound – Kathleen Ashmore

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