This might be a dumb question, but can you cook (saute, fry) Romaine lettuce? Just thought

[dawnnys]

maybe of serving it like greens, as a change to salad, but no one I've talked to has ever heard of doing that.

 

[music-city-missy]

I make a grilled Romaine salad all the time and it's great plus I've had it in soups

so I don't see why not.

Grilled Romaine Salad

Quarter heads of Romaine.
Rinse and shake to remove as much water as possible and blot with paper toweling.
Drizzle with olive oil.
Sprinkle with salt & fresh cracked pepper.
Place on very hot grill or grill pan.
Grill until it has nice grill marks and browns or even slightly burns around edges.

Serve whole quarters or chop.

Serving suggestsions:
With the olive oil on it, a squeeze of fresh lemon or a little vinegar is all you really need but you can also serve with Caesar dressing or dressing of your choice.

I love to serve this chopped with thinly sliced pieces of steak arranged on it and blue cheese crumbled over it.

I sometimes do a southwest version - with a southwest rubbed steak sliced on it, and instead of croutons, I fry up breaded pepper jack cheese squares. And toss with a spicy southwest flavored dressing - chipotle ranch.

Another great version is to top it with a poached egg that is still very nice and runny, shave some big slices of parmesan cheese and bacon (or lardons). YUM!

And a friend of mine makes a BLT soup with romaine and bacon in a chicken stock with just a little tomato.

 

[CathyZ]

Yes Dawn- you can saute it, stir fry it, steam it, whatever way you want.

 

[moyn]

You can shred it and deep fry it for "crispy seaweed"