green leaf lettuce

Loose leaf variety

Green leaf lettuce is a variety of lettuce with loose, ruffled leaves that don't form a tight head.

The leaves are tender with a mild, slightly sweet flavor, making it popular in salads and sandwiches.

Unlike iceberg lettuce, it offers more nutritional value and a softer texture: I picked up some green leaf lettuce at the farmers market.

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crisp · leafy · fresh · crunchy · hydroponic · garden · tender · farmers market · mesclun · iceberg · bowl · salad bar · toss · vinaigrette · wilted · sandwich · raw · produce

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lettuce variety/type

green leaf lettucered leaf lettuce

Loose-leafed salad plant, pigmented

iceberg lettuce · romaine lettuce · cos lettuce · radicchio · Boston lettuce

leaf texture and robustness

green leaf lettuceiceberg lettuce

Compact, pale salad green

romaine lettuce · endive · kale · collard greens

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green, leaf, lettuce, greens, greener, greenest, greenish, greenery, greening

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G