LP wrote:

> As in the last post, I am trying to eat better. I have never eaten a salad
> (don't laugh!) and I would like to find a lettuce that tastes good. When I
> have tried iceberg lettuce, it just seems so blah. What other salad
> ingredients don't have a yucky taste? I guess I like sweet tasting stuff.
> I also know that I need a fat free dressing. I like the flavor of garlic,
> lemon, bacon, ect.

Who says you need lettuce? You might try jicama (hick a ma) a root vegetable
which tastes sort of sweet-ish. Like a sweet radish without the bite. Peel it
up, slice into thin strips, maybe add some carrots done the same way, throw in
a few raisins, grapes or apples. Slice up some celery, too. This would benefit
from a splash of lemon juice to keep the jicama & apples from getting brown.
Sprinkle same with a little olive oil, garlic salt, add sweet herbs like
tarragon or mint. I wouldn't use both. Try out the mesclun (mixed greens)
mix, some of which have a little bite and are more interesting in texture than
*yuck* iceberg lettuce. We like the swiss chard I grow, as well as red leaf
lettuce & fresh spinach.
Edrena