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Boston lettuce

American  

noun

  1. a cultivated variety of lettuce having a rounded head of soft, crumpled leaves, used for salads.


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But the recipe author for this lobster roll likes to mix things up by bringing in a lemony mayo, chives, and a bit of crisp Boston lettuce.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2022

Apparently Butter lettuce is also the same as Boston lettuce, but I don’t know about all that.

From Slate ● May 1, 2018

Quite a few years back the NYT featured a recipe for sole stuffed lettuce that used blanched Boston lettuce leaves to wrap around sole filets that had been stuffed with a duxelles.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2016

Cape Cod duckling and cranberries, mashed Middlesex squash, Norfolk tomatoes, hearts of Boston lettuce, Parker House rolls, and Toll House cookies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tenders Under Wraps: Brush Boston lettuce leaves with prepared hoisin sauce or Chinese-style duck sauce.

From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Mitzi Perdue

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