Iceberg Lettuce Recipes?

[ipsedixit]

Oxymoron?

Perhaps, but does anyone out there use iceberg lettuce in applications other than in its raw form in one type of salad or another?

Over the weekend, since I had extra ice cream base leftover, I was tempted to juice it and make "iceberg lettuce ice cream" ... but even I have my limits to Frankenfoods.

What do people do with this vegetable other than salads? Do people stir-fry iceberg lettuce? Braise it? Dip it in batter and deep-fry?

Do tell.

[Ruthie789]

White bread, peanut butter, iceberg lettuce, a little salt=amazing sandwich.

[smtucker]

I haven't bought iceberg lettuce.... well, ever! I grew up in Boston and was taught at a very early age that "local" lettuce was the only lettuce worth eating. Since then, I have expanded my lettuce repertoire, iceberg isn't on the list.

[dmjordan]

I used to work at a Stouffer's-owned restaurant and one of the soups they had was BLT soup and I think that the lettuce used was iceberg. It was quite tasty!

[blue room]

Lettuce soup is chicken broth, chopped onion, lots of lettuce and-- a teaspoon of curry powder. Very nice when it's hot and savory.

[Bacardi1]

Shredded, it's a favorite taco & enchilada topping around here because it's crisp enough not to wilt as soon as it hits the hot food.

I've also stir-fried it Asian-style. Again - it works well because it retains a certain amount of crispness.

[jmcarthur8]

If I don't have any other greens, I'll chiffonade it and put it in fried rice.

[pagesinthesun]

We also use it in place of bread for burgers. Either wrapped up in a few big leaves or a wedge on the side with the other condiments for fork and knife burgers. Very satisfying!

[scunge]

My Chinese restaurant provide a good amount of bok choy in their soups but I still add a good amount of iceberg .Iceberg and hot sauce on a fish sandwich /wrap /taco or with buckwheat noodles. Comfort food for sure

[Infomaniac]

Iceberg lettuce is very popular for lettuce cups or lettuce wraps like you can get a P.F Chang's.

I also like to roll up chicken salad in a leaf instead of bread.

The only salad I really use it for is the classic Wedge Salad.

[melpy]

I too as going I say the wedge or lettuce wraps.

[Tartinet]

I once ordered Noodle Soup with Vegetables at a Chinese restaurant, where the noodles were straight-up spaghetti, the broth was not much more than salt and water, and the sole vegetable was iceberg lettuce.

I was appalled. I think it prompted me to write my first-ever online review of a restaurant, way back in the early '00s.

But I do admit to enjoying iceberg in tacos, salads, spring rolls, etc. Nothing else has that sweet, juicy, nearly-flavorless crunch! :-)

[linguafood]

It's delicious stir-fried with oyster sauce and garlic.

[tim irvine]

What isn't?!

[linguafood]

Heh. Got me there :-D

[wattacetti]

Mine did the bacon thing too. I've also had iceberg quarters grilled and the lettuce itself braised as if it were endive.

You didn't want to make iceberg juice?

[ipsedixit]

I did make iceberg juice. I also tasted it. Which is why I did not make iceberg ice cream.

[wattacetti]

Ah - I would have thought it might work as a granité but you've probably confirmed otherwise.

I did come across something where iceberg is used as a cooked ingredient: Japanese crab-lettuce fried rice. Haven't had it but it looked interesting.

[chowser]

My mom stir fried it with bacon.

[ipsedixit]

You're right!

I think my mom did too, with Chinese bacon.