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Seasons/Availability
Lollo Rossa Lettuce is available year round.
Current Facts
The spelling of this impressive lettuce can be confusing. Lollo Rosso lettuce is also spelled Lolla Rossa and Lollo Rossa, and has been listed in a Korean seed catalogue called Red Rollo. Its correct name is actually Lollo Rosso according to the reputable fresh salad source La Veneta based near Venice in the heart of Veneto, Italy.
Description/Taste
An excellent flavored Italian variety lettuce, Lollo Rossa is a compact, non-hearting frilly lettuce with intensely red colored thick, crunchy leaves.
Nutritional Value
Depending on the variety, the nutrition lettuce offers varies. All lettuces provide some dietary fiber, carbohydrates, a small amount protein and just a trace of fat. Vitamin A and potassium are the most vital nutrients in lettuce. Beta carotene, the yellow-orange that is under the green chlorophyll pigments, provides the vitamin A. When consumed, beta carotene converts to vitamin A in the human body. The darker green the lettuce is, the more beta carotene is digested. The American Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society report that foods rich in vitamin A and C help to prevent various forms of cancer and reduce the risk respiratory system and intestinal tract malignancies.
Applications
Salads especially love this lovely lettuce's company. Chefs love to serve salads that are extra crispy, not too bitter and offer great flavor. For a great salad, combine Freckle lettuce, Boston Bibb butter head lettuce and Lollo Rosso lettuce for a glamorous salad with outstanding flavor. This very showy magenta jagged-edged loose-leaf variety offers an excellent texture and a delicious green taste. Add to soups or gently braise. Make an attractive edible bed for fresh fruit. Great garnish for open face sandwiches and shrimp cocktails. Add edible glamour to pita bread sandwiches. Maintaining its crispness longer than most, perfect choice for make ahead special event sandwiches. Trim party platters and veggie trays with its vibrant colored personality. Use leaves for dipping. Egg salad and guacamole especially love to curl up in these tasty leaves. Dressings cling better to dried leaves. Typically one pound of lettuce provides six to eight servings. To store, refrigerate at 34 to 38 degrees Fahrenheit. A cool mist retains lettuce's necessary moisture.
Geography/History
A red leaf lettuce variety, the distinct red color increases and becomes more intense in this remarkable lettuce when confronted with severe cold or heat. The natural red pigment within the plant becomes dominant when these adverse conditions occur. Lollo Rosso lettuce is locally grown at Coleman Farms, Carpinteria, California. Coleman Farms has been growing premium produce since 1964. Specializing in lettuce varieties, more than one hundred garden-fresh edibles flourish on this successful farm's fertile ten acres. Specialty Produce strongly supports and proudly promotes our local growers, farmers, ranchers and the California farming industry.
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