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Ramps
The wild ramp, AKA wild leek, botanical name Allium tricoccum, is a flowering perennial plant that grows in clusters. It is a member of the Allium family along with onions and leeks
Calamondin Limes
The Calamondin lime is a cross between a sour, loose skinned mandarin and a kumquat, therefore technically making it an orangequat.
Salanova® Lettuces
Salanova® lettuce is a full-sized variety developed for the baby lettuce market. Botanically these varieties are scientifically known as Lactuca sativa.
Description/Taste
Boston lettuce is medium to large in size and rounded in shape with loose, wavy, cupped leaves. The broad, soft, green outer leaves are thick and frilled at the edges, encompassing more tightly bound, yellow tinted leaves in the center of the head. Together they form a rosette pattern of leaves that are wide and have a smooth, silky consistency with a uniform crunch. Boston lettuce is tender and crisp with a sweet, nutty, and mildly astringent flavor.
Seasons/Availability
Boston lettuce is available year-round, with a peak season in the summer through fall.
Current Facts
Boston lettuce, botanically classified as Lactuca sativa, is an annual plant of the Asteraceae or sunflower family and is one variety of dozens of butterheads lettuces. Also known as a limestone lettuce variety, which is lettuce that was successfully cultivated in limestone-rich soils, Boston lettuce is recognized by its compact rosette shaped heads and large, easily separated, buttery leaves. Boston lettuce is favored by home gardeners for its tolerance to heat and is grown for its smooth texture and crisp flavor for use in wraps, soups, and salads.
Nutritional Value
Boston lettuce contains calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium and is also a good source of vitamins A and K.
Applications
Boston lettuce is best suited for both raw and cooked applications such as braising or boiling. Predominately used as the principal ingredient in salad, its textures and subtle flavors are a perfect canvas for savory and bold, or bright, fruity companion ingredients. It is also commonly layered in sandwiches or used as a wrap for tuna or chicken. In addition to fresh preparations, Boston lettuce can be cooked and transformed into an earthy and sultry ingredient when slowly braised or added to a bowl of simmering soup, achieving a level of caramelization when paired with the right ingredients such as butter, rich meats, and chicken stock. Boston lettuce pairs well with citrus, tomatoes, radishes, chiles, fried and soft-boiled eggs, fresh or aged goat cheese, ricotta, cottage cheese, sheep's milk cheese, champagne, balsamic vinegar, cream-based dressings such as yogurt or buttermilk, dried fruits, apples, pears, melon, roasted chicken, bacon, shellfish, smoked trout, and herbs such as basil, cilantro, and dill. It will keep 3-4 days when stored in a loosely closed container and stored in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Bibb lettuce is named for its original cultivator, John Bibb. In 1865 he grew his special Bibb lettuce in Kentucky's alkaline soil and began giving the lettuce to his neighbors in town in 1870. The lettuce quickly grew in popularity, and the townspeople began to call the greens “Bibb’s lettuce” after John Bibb’s last name.
Geography/History
Bibb lettuce was believed to have been created and grown in Frankfort, Kentucky by John Bibb and was commercially cultivated on a large scale in the United States in the early 1900s. Today Boston lettuce, a specific variety of bibb lettuce, is widely found at national supermarkets, farmers markets, and specialty grocers in the United States, Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Waters Catering | San Diego CA | 619-276-8803 x4 |
| Luce | San Diego CA | 619-275-2094 |
| Third Corner Encinitas | Encinitas CA | 619-417-9251 |
| The Wooden Spoon | Escondido CA | 760-445-2816 |
| Gamma Phi Beta | San Diego CA | 310-634-2371 |
| Panama 66 | San Diego CA | 619-702-6373 |
| Toast Catering | san diego CA | 858-208-9422 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Achio | San Diego CA | 310-402-6195 |
| The Patio Marketplace | San Diego CA | 858-270-9900 |
| Shorehouse Kitchen Carlsbad | Carlsbad CA | 858-663-9916 |
| The Roxy Encinitas | Encinitas CA | 760-230-2899 |
| Tavern at the Beach | San Diego CA | 858-272-6066 |
| Brasserie | San Diego CA | 858-450-9576 |
| Cloak and Petal | San Diego CA | 619-501-5505 |
| Mary Frese | Coronado CA | 619-435-5425 |
| Landon's Gourmet Kitchen | San Marcos CA | 858-449-9944 |
| Shorehouse Kitchen | La Jolla CA | 858-459-3300 |
| Fernside | San Diego CA | 619-398-5156 |
| Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-6063 |
| West Root 2019 | San Diego CA | 619-276-6700 |
| Paradise Point Resort Main Kitchen | San Diego CA | 858-490-6363 |
| Cal A Vie | Vista CA | 760-945-2055 |
| Creme de la Crepe | San Diego CA | 310-483-2346 |
| JSIX American restaurant & Bar | San Diego CA | 619-531-8744 |
| Hotel Palomar-Salt Box | San Diego CA | 619-515-3003 |
| International Smoke Del Mar | San Diego CA | 702-683-7590 |
| Brigantine Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-481-1166 |
| Sheraton Carlsbad (Banquets) | Carlsbad CA | 760-827-2400 |
| Scrimshaw Coffee | San Diego CA | 951-663-2207 |
| Prepkitchen La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-875-7737 |
| Coast Catering | Escondido CA | 619-295-3173 |
| 619 Spirits | San Diego CA | 619-940-6456 |
| Union Kitchen & Tap (Encinitas) | Encinitas CA | 760-230-2337 |
| Mesa College | San Diego CA | 619-388-2240 |
| insideOUT | San Diego CA | 619-793-9221 |
| Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center | National City CA | 619-434-4281 |
| Seasalt | Del Mar CA | 858-755-7100 |
| Coronado Catering | Coronado CA | 619-917-3392 |
| The Clean & Colorful Kitchen | San Diego CA | 858-775-9005 |
| The Patio Marketplace Spectrum | Irvine CA | 619-295-3172 |
| Reata Glen | Rancho Mission Viejo CA | 949-545-2250 |
| Moto Deli Sandwich Co (Leucadia) | Leucadia Ca | 619-892-0553 |
| Bernardo Heights Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-487-4022 |
| La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-7126 |
| Pour House | Oceanside CA | 760-730-5944 |
| Royal Polaris Sportfishing | San Diego CA | 619-226-8030 |
| Qero | Encinitas CA | 760-753-9050 |
| Tartine | Coronado CA | 619-435-4323 |
| Urge Gastropub (San Marcos) | San Marcos CA | 760-555-5555 |
| The Patio Marketplace Intersect | Irvine CA | 858-270-9900 |
| The Crossings | Carlsbad CA | 760-444-1800 |
| Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens | Escondido CA | 760-294-7866 |
| Jake's Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-755-2002 |
| Blade 1936 | Oceanside CA | 760-231-1456 |
| Tender Greens-UTC | San Diego CA | 858-455-9395 |
| Third Corner Ocean Beach | San Diego CA | 619-223-2700 |
| Farmers Table (Clairemont) | San Diego CA | 619-501-0789 |
| Terra Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-293-7088 |
| Coin-Op Game Room | San Diego CA | 818-448-0129 |
| Cove House | La Jolla CA | 8589990034 |
| Convivial Catering | San Diego CA | 760-828-8762 |
| Vista Valley | Vista CA | 760-758-2800 |
| The Guild Hotel | San Diego CA | 858-373-3184 |
| San Diego Natural History Museum | San Diego CA | 619-255-0216 |
| Delta Zeta | San Diego CA | 619-295-3172 |
| Fishery | San Diego CA | 858-272-9985 |
| Brigantine Escondido | Escondido CA | 760-743-4718 |
| Root Cellar Catering Co. | San Diego CA | 760-846-2092 |
| Lauberge Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-259-1515 |
| Come On In Cafe High Bluff | San Diego CA | 858-350-5538 |
| Urge Gastropub and Whiskey Bank - Oceanside | Oceanside CA | 858-395-8809 |
| Knotty Barrel- Rancho | San Diego CA | 858-484-8758 |
| Pacific Coast Spirits | Oceanside CA | 925-381-5392 |
| The Smoking Goat | San Diego CA | 858-232-4220 |
| Backyard Kitchen & Tap-Bar | San Diego CA | 619-308-6500 |
| Backyard Kitchen & Tap | San Diego CA | 619-308-6500 |
| La Costa Glen North | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1436 |
| Now Sushi | San Diego CA | 480-429-6666 |
| Come On In Paseo | San Diego CA | 858-523-0221 |
| Chateau La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-459-4451 |
| Shakespeare's Corner Shoppe & Afternoon Tea | San Diego CA | 619-683-2748 |
| Marriott Del Mar | San Diego CA | 858-369-6029 |
| Aztec Shop Catering | San Diego CA | 619 594-3576 |
| Sorority Cuisine - Kappa Alpha Theta | San Diego CA | 619-339-1924 |
| Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa | Carlsbad CA | 760-827-2400 |
| The Flavor Chef (Catering) | Vista CA | 619-295-3172 |
| Et Fresh | San Diegp CA | 510-910-2298 |
| Clara Carlsbad (Bar) | Carlsbad CA | 760-470-9143 |
| Miho Faculty Club | La Jolla CA | 619-323-2866 |
| Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District | El Cajon CA | 619-644-7585 |
| Little Frenchie | Coronado CA | 619-522-6890 |
| Bleu Boheme | San Diego CA | 619-255-4167 |
| Wrench and Rodent | Oceanside CA | 760-840-1976 |
| InterContinental Vistal Kitchen | San Diego CA | 619-501-9400 |
| Fourpenny House | La Mesa CA | 619-606-2028 |
| Arrowood Golf Course | Oceanside CA | 760-967-8400 |
| The Haven | San Diego CA | 619-964-3778 |
| Royale | San Diego CA | 512-230-9524 |
| Farmers Bottega | San Diego CA | 619-458-9929 |
| Churchill's Pub and Grille | San Marcos CA | 760-471-8773 |
| San Diego Humane Society | San Diego CA | 619-299-7012 |
| Ballast Point Restaurant - Little Italy | San Diego CA | 619-298-2337 |
| La Costa Resort & Spa Vue | Carlsbad CA | 760-930-7063 |
| Union Food Truck | San Diego CA | 619-308-6500 |
| Comercializadora de Especialdides | Ensenada Baja California | 646-128-7028 |
| Crust Pizzeria-Carmel | San Diego CA | 858-350-3400 |
| Vagabond Sportfishing Inc. | San Diego CA | 619-993-9575 |
| The Swell Coffee Roasting Company | San Diego CA | 858-270-9900 |
| Mille Fleurs | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-3085 |
| Stone Brewing-Liberty Station | San Diego CA | 619-269-2100 |
| Bar Bodega | San Diego CA | 619-544-0500 |
| Counterpoint | San Diego CA | 619-564-6722 |
| Soup Du Jour | San Diego CA | 619-990-3353 |
| Flying Pig Pub & Kitchen | Oceanside CA | 619-990-0158 |
| Rustic Root | San Diego CA | 619-232-1747 |
| La Costa Glen South | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1000 |
| SIE Culinary Management | San Diego CA | 858-964-8677 |
| Sheraton Carlsbad (20/20) | Carlsbad CA | 760-827-2400 |
| Uptown Tavern | San Diego CA | 619-847-4688 |
| Eco Caters Organics | San Diego CA | 619-997-8792 |
| Huntress | San Diego CA | 619-955-5750 |
| Hornblower Cruises | San Diego CA | 619-686-8733 |
| Lodge at Torrey Pines Grill | San Diego CA | 858-453-4420 |
| Volcano Rabbit | San Diego CA | 619-232-8226 |
| The Cork and Craft | San Diego CA | 858-618-2463 |
| Lodge at Torrey Pines Main | San Diego CA | 858-453-4420 |
| One Door North | San Diego CA | 858-232-4220 |
| Cowgirl Q | San Diego CA | 858-586-1717 |
| Clara Carlsbad | Carlsbad CA | 760-470-9143 |
| Continental Catering Inc | La Mesa CA | 619-698-3500 |
| Pacific Regent La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-597-8008 |
| Not Not Tacos | San Diego CA | 619-696-7675 |
| Half Door Brewing | San Diego CA | 619-232-9845 |
| La Costa Resort & Spa Main Kitchen | Carlsbad CA | 760-930-7063 |
| Ketch Grill and Taps | San Diego CA | 858-268-1030 |
| Gaslamp Union Kitchen & Tap | San Diego CA | 619-795-9463 |
| Morning Glory | San Diego CA | 619-629-0302 |
| Miho Gastrotruck Delivery | San Diego CA | 619-867-4295 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Boston Bibb Lettuce. One
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easiest, three is harder.| Married with Dinner |
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Jan’s Spring Green Soup |
| A Mingling of Tastes |
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Zucchini and Braised Lettuce Tart with Tapenade |
| Steamy Kitchen |
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Asian Lettuce Cups with Ground Turkey & Green Apple |
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Bothell Farmers Market
Snovalley Gardens
Near Bothell, Washington, United States, Redmond About 393 days ago, 9/21/18 Sharer's comments : Boston Bibb Lettuce spotted at Bothell Farmers Market. A tender butterhead variety, perfect for sandwiches! |
