cos lettuce
Caesar salad base
Cos lettuce is a variety of lettuce with long, sturdy leaves and a crisp rib running down the center.
The leaves form a tall, loosely packed head rather than a round one.
It's the standard lettuce for Caesar salad.
Americans usually call it romaine.
Elongated, crisp lettuce
- dressingSauce for salads
- croutonsSeasoned toasted bread cubes
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
- anchoviesSmall, oily, cured fish
parmesan · wedge · chopped · tossed · wrap · bowl · side · appetizer
Elongated, crisp lettuce
- icebergFloating glacial fragment
- endiveBitter salad leaf
- radicchioBitter purple-leafed vegetable
- escaroleBroad-leafed chicory variety
frisée · oak leaf · looseleaf · butterhead
Edible plant part
- headUppermost body part
- bunchGrouped collection of items
- hydroponicsPlant cultivation in nutrient water
- organicFrom living matter
greenhouse · farmers market · crisper · refrigerated · washed · bagged · loose leaf
romaine
Elongated, crisp lettuce
- dressingSauce for salads
- croutonsSeasoned toasted bread cubes
- vinaigretteOil-and-sour sauce
anchovies · parmesan · wedge · chopped · tossed · wrap · bowl · side · appetizer · lunch
romaine
Elongated, crisp lettuce
escarole · frisée · oak leaf · looseleaf · butterhead
crisp
Firm and breakable
firm · juicy · tender · succulent · fresh · refreshing · cool · chilled · bite · watery
vegetable
Edible plant part
- headUppermost body part
- bunchGrouped collection of items
- hydroponicsPlant cultivation in nutrient water
organic · greenhouse · farmers market · crisper · refrigerated · washed · bagged · loose leaf
wraps
Encircles with covering
- burgersMeat patties in buns
- sandwichesFilled bread slices
- tacosFilled folded tortillas
garnish · BLT · cups · boats · grilled · braised · wilted · shredded · torn · layered
cos lettuceiceberg lettuce
Compact, pale salad green
butter lettuce · Boston lettuce · iceberg · butterhead · mesclun