Get a handle on the leafy green that is making a comeback!

Iceberg lettuce has a fresh, crunchy bite, and adds volume and texture to classic green salads. After being the only lettuce at the supermarket for decades, the iceberg had lost shelf space to pre-packed bags of fancy leaves and bunches of rocket. However, these days it's making a bit of a comeback, adding its unique soft crunch to salads around the nation.

Buying and storing

Look for heavy, well-packed heads of lettuce with bright green outer leaves that aren't wilted or soft. Avoid lettuces with brown areas or blemishes on the outer leaves as they are sometimes brown all the way through. Wash and store iceberg lettuce in the refrigerator in a plastic bag for up to one week; it keeps longer than most lettuces.

Nutrition

Iceberg lettuce is a good source of vitamin K, vitamin A and vitamin B6. Plus it's 96 per cent water, so eating it is a great way to keep up your fluids in the heat of summer.

Uses

Iceberg lettuce has been popular for so long there is even a Tupperware container dedicated to keeping it fresh. And no wonder, as it has a place in many cuisines - Chinese san choy bau would just be mince on a plate without the crunchy lettuce cup it's served in. And imagine Mexican without a shredding of crunchy iceberg lettuce to offset the flavours.
It can even be made into a soup with peas and potatoes or braised with peas.

Source

Super Food Ideas - March 2014 , Page 12

Author

Claire Brookman

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