lettuce soup?!

[zanussi101]

Hello!
We've got a bit of a glut of lettuce despite eating salad pretty much every night.. has anyone ever done anything a bit more interesting with it?
Thanks
x

[mrs potato head]

Yes you can use lettuce as party of ingredience for soup, but i would suggest not the main one, it's texture is to waterey when chopped and heated. It works nicley in Gaspatchio.
Depending on lettuce type you can stir fry it, Chinnese leaf and even iceberg work well.
Hope this is of use.

[Alice]

You can make it into curried pea and lettuce soup.
Melt some butter, sautee some onion (garlic and anything else you like) Stir in some curry powder, tandoori powder or your own favourite curry mix.
Add some stock. Stuff in all the lettuce you want to be rid of and about a mug of peas. Simmer about 20 mins and liquidise. Serve ladled over some yogurt with the kind of bread you like.
Not dinner party stuff but good wholesome food for lunch.

[Seahorse]

That sounds gorgeous Alice - shall definitely give it a go!

Claire

[Flummery]

Sounds better than eating it raw Alice! (I'm not a lettuce lover!)

[zanussi101]

that sounds great Alice, I'll definitely give it a go thanks x

[moggssue]

Sounds yummy, guess what we'll be having this weekend as well Alice!

[dexterdoglancashire]

Even though I'm growing lettuce for the first time this year, and raddish - they are for Dexters Aunty Margaret - rabbit fodder as far as I'm concerned! Bernie

[Alice]

Hope you enjoy folks. As I said , not for a dinner party, but uses up that lettuce and fne for lunch.