Lettuce

Lettuce Tacos
Greenhouse Classroom Ingredients:
- Lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
Additional Ingredients:
- Onions
- Taco seasoning (can be pre-packaged or seasoning of your choice!)
- Ground meat (optional) or chopped mushrooms
- Shredded cheese (optional)
- Salsa or guacamole * (optional)
- Cooking oil
Instructions:
- Add 1 tablespoon cooking oil to pan on medium heat
- Add ground meat or chopped mushrooms to pan and cook through – put aside
- Add onions, peppers, and chopped tomatoes to pan and stir fry
- Add in cooked meat (or mushrooms) and add taco seasoning
- Lower heat to simmer
- Add all ingredients including optional cheese, guacamole, and salsa to lettuce heads and enjoy!
Lettuce Cups with White Beans and Bell Peppers
Greenhouse Classroom Ingredients:
- Lettuce (ideally 6 big leaves)
- Parsley
Additional Ingredients:
- Olive oil
- Lemon or lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
- White beans (or other beans)
- Bell peppers
- Red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions:
- Divide lettuce into separate leaves
- Chop bell peppers into small pieces
- Toss beans with bell pepper, parsley, oil, red pepper flakes (optional,) and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in a medium bowl
- Season with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice, if desired
- Spoon into lettuce leaves and divide into smaller servings if desired
Nutrition facts:
- Lettuce is the 2nd most popular vegetable in the US behind potatoes, with Americans eating about 30 lbs. of lettuce per year.
- Darker lettuces (such as romaine and red leaf ) contain higher amounts of antioxidants and nutrients than lighter lettuces (such as iceberg). Darker leaves absorb more light and use the light energy to synthesize these nutrients (via photosynthesis).
- Rich in vitamin K and A among other vitamins!
Crop | Vitamin K | Vitamin A (beta-carotene) | Vitamin B9 (Folate) | Vitamin C | Magnesium | Calcium | Phosphorous | Iron | Potassium |
Lettuce | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Location of origin:
- Mediterranean
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