From what age can a child eat lamb’s lettuce?
Lamb’s lettuce can be offered at the start of diversification, as long as it is cooked and mixed with other vegetables. Then, it is better to wait until your child is able to chew well and appreciates the crunchy textures to offer the lamb’s lettuce leaves cut into thin strips.
Professional tips for cooking lamb’s lettuce
Choose a lamb’s lettuce with green, regular and smooth leaves.
To keep it longer, put it in absorbent paper or in a perforated tray for 2 or 3 days in the fridge.
Lamb’s lettuce sold ready to use keeps longer.
Purchased in bulk, cut the roots, run the lamb’s lettuce under water, but do not soak it and drain it.
Favor quick cooking. You can cook it for 5 minutes in a steamer, in a base of water, broth or butter.
Magic associations to prepare the lamb’s lettuce properly
Raw, lamb’s lettuce goes very well with all raw vegetables (carrots, tomatoes, avocados, etc.)
and even with dried fruits (raisins, almonds, walnuts…).
Test the sweet and savory mixes by adding orange or grapefruit wedges.
With seafood such as oysters and scallops, lamb’s lettuce adds crunch.
With cheese, it gives a touch of freshness to Parmesan, Roquefort …
Cooked then mixed into a soup or mash, it goes wonderfully with fatty fish (salmon, mackerel, etc.) and eggs.
Good to know : add the vinaigrette at the last moment so that the leaves do not soften.