This is great resource from the NY Dept of Health that has healthy recipes in both English and Spanish! Click here to open the pdf and then click on the vegetable or fruit of your choice to view all the recipes. I clicked on lettuce and here’s what came up:
Lettuce & Bread Salad
Ingredients:
6 cups shredded lettuce
4 cups bread, cut into cubes or torn
1 cup chopped sugar snap peas
1 cup diced radishes2 tablespoons chopped mint
3 tablespoons mustard
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon honey
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, combine lettuce, bread, snap peas,radishes and mint.
2. To make dressing, combine mustard, oil, vinegar and honey in a small bowl.
3. Pour dressing over lettuce salad and toss.
4. Serve immediately and enjoy!
5. Refrigerate leftovers.
Makes 4 servings.
Adapted from www.smittenkitchen.com
Stir-fried Lettuce
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon honey or sugar
2 heads lettuce, chopped
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.
2. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Stir often.
3. Add soy sauce and honey and stir.
4. Add lettuce and cook until lettuce is soft, about 2 to 3 minutes.
5. Add red pepper flakes and salt and pepper to taste.
6. Serve hot and enjoy!
7. Refrigerate leftovers.
Makes 4 servings.
Submitted by Beth Bainbridge,
Stellar Farmers’ Market