leaf lettuce

American  

noun

1. a type of lettuce having loosely clustered, often curled leaves that are sometimes tinged with red.

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Example Sentences

Instead, there is a mixture of green leaf lettuce, carrots, red cabbage, jicama, and slices of tofu pan-fried with lemongrass and vegetarian oyster sauce.

From Seattle Times

This chicken sandwich is made with grilled chicken, leaf lettuce, sliced tomatoes, Swiss cheese, and garlic aioli, served in a potato bun.

From Los Angeles Times

Other eco-friendly food wraps include vegetable bags made of terry cloth — “It keeps my red leaf lettuce fresh for 10 days,” Dobson says — and compostable cheese paper.

From Seattle Times

The vegetation deliveries consist of primarily romaine and butter leaf lettuce, according to CNN, and officials hope that the easy access to food will lessen the animal's quickening mortality rate.

From Salon

But any roasted vegetable, or a medley of them, would work here, as would any fresh lettuce or tender leafy green, from red leaf lettuce to arugula or spinach.

From Seattle Times