Hydroponic Boston Lettuce
Estimated Inventory, 12 ct : 21.58
This item was last sold on : 06/30/25
Description/Taste
Boston Bibb lettuce is the benchmark butterhead variety, providing superior texture and flavor. Its broad wavy green outer leaves encompass more tightly bound and yellow tinted inner leaves. Together they form a rosette of leaves that have sweet, nutty and mild flavors paired with textures both buttery and crispy.
Seasons/Availability
Boston Bibb lettuce is available year-round.
Current Facts
Boston Bibb lettuce, Lactuca sativa, is a butterhead type of lettuce. This distinction explains that each lettuce variety in the butterhead family will form compact rosette shaped heads and large, easily separated leaves that achieve a buttery quality in their texture. Boston Bibb lettuce is known as a limestone lettuce variety, which essentially is lettuce that is successfully cultivated in limestone rich soils.
Nutritional Value
One hundred grams of Boston Bibb lettuce contains 1 gram of iron. Boston Bibb lettuce provides calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium and is good source of vitamins A and K.
Applications
Boston Bibb lettuce's best virtues are displayed when it is used as the principle salad ingredient as its textures and its subtle flavors are a perfect canvas for savory and bold companion ingredients and bright, fruity flavors. Pair with citrus, tomatoes, radishes, chiles, cooked eggs, especially fried and soft boiled, cheeses, particularly fresh or aged goat and sheep's milk, champagne and balsamic vinegar and cream-based dressings such as yogurt or buttermilk, dried fruits, apples, pears, melon, roasted chicken, bacon, shellfish, smoked trout, herbs such as basil, cilantro and dill
Geography/History
Boston Bibb lettuce is named for its original cultivator, John Bibb. In 1865 he grew his special Bibb lettuce in Kentucky's alkaline soil. This variety, also called limestone, would become the first American gourmet lettuce. Hydroponic Boston Lettuce is grown utilizing a super climate controlled greenhouse environment. Nutrients are slow-fed into the plants, free of chemiclas and pesticides. Technology increases yields and drives the consistency of the growth and flavor of the plant.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Hotel La Jolla - Sea & Sky | La Jolla CA | 858-459-0261 |
| Talitha Coffee | San Diego CA | 619-550-1830 |
| Bread & Cie Café | San Diego CA | 619-683-9322 |
| Carte Hotel | San Diego CA | 619-365-1858 |
| KI's | Encinitas CA | 760-586-8289 |
| Hyatt Islandia | San Diego CA | 619-224-1234 |
| Pendry SD (Pool House) | San Diego CA | 619-738-7000 |
| The Glen at Scripps Ranch | San Diego CA | 858-444-8500 |
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| Birdseye Rooftop | San Diego CA | 619-206-7220 |
| Misadventure & Co. | Vista CA | 469-580-1146 |
| Paradisaea Dodo Bird | La Jolla CA | 732-915-6669 |
| Oscars Brewing Company | Temecula CA | 619-695-2422 |
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| Lodge at Torrey Pines Main | San Diego CA | 858-453-4420 |
| Zeca Trading Co. | San Diego CA | 619-410-1576 |
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| The Switchboard Restaurant 2024 | Oceanside CA | 760-279-6300 |
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| Inn at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-381-8289 |
| Waverly | Cardiff CA | 619-244-0416 |
| The Santaluz Club Inc - Bistro Kitchen | San Diego CA | 858-759-3150 |
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| Shogun Sportfishing | San Diego CA | 619-226-8030 |
| The Farm Golf Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-5585 |
| The Santaluz Club Inc - Main Dining | San Diego CA | 858-759-3150 |
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| The Whaling Bar | La Jolla CA | 858-355-9218 |
| InterContinental Vistal Bar | San Diego CA | 619-501-9400 |
| Duke's La Jolla | La Jolla CA | 858-454-1999 |
| Paradisaea Restaurant | La Jolla CA | 732-915-6669 |
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| Portside Pier (TopSail) | San Diego CA | 858-268-1030 |
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Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Hydroponic Boston Lettuce. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Steamy Kitchen |
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