Green Leaf Lettuce

Green leaf lettuce is a loose, ruffled-headed lettuce with tender, bright green leaves. It tastes mild and slightly sweet with a delicate crunch, and the frilly margins bruise easily. Common uses include tossing into salads, layering in sandwiches, and filling lettuce wraps; sold as whole heads or bagged leaves.\n\nLettuce was domesticated around the Mediterranean, and loose-leaf types spread through Europe and into North America with cool-season cultivation. Today major production clusters in California and Arizona, while hydroponic and greenhouse growers and imports extend supply year-round.