Boston lettuce
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Pile up the pieces of chicken on the entrée dish, and garnish with Roman lettuce, or, if that is not to be had, the hearts of Boston lettuce.
From Choice Cookery by Owen, Catherine
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