(1) Even a romaine wedge arrives in interesting form, its blue cheese dressing set off by cucumbers topped with a jalapeu00f1o-pickled olive relish.

(2) Meanwhile, rip up the romaine lettuce into bite-size pieces and place in a large bowl.

(3) We were pleasantly surprised: the romaine was crisp and cold, the dressing light and tangy.

(4) It doesn't take much to turn a head of romaine or a prepacked bag of greens into a gourmet first course.

(5) The romaine was crisp and full of bite, the vinaigrette was tangy but not overpowering and the freshly shaved Parmesan bound it all together in perfect harmony.

(6) Even better, chow down on good sources of folate: spinach, romaine lettuce, broccoli, orange juice and green peas.

(7) The most colorful vegetables (spinach or romaine lettuce rather than iceberg, for example) pack the most punch.

(8) Rina stabbed some romaine lettuce with her fork.

(9) These assortments of easy-to-use greens include small, colorful favorites like romaine and green leaf lettuce and radicchio.

(10) The Caesar salad was nice, with romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese and crisp garlicky croutons in a lemony vinaigrette.

(11) Place the romaine lettuce, avocado, cabbage, onion rings and chicken in a large bowl and toss all ingredients to mix well.

(12) Sturdy lettuces like romaine make great wraps, too, and there's no better filling than Korean barbecue.

(13) A slick of house-made dressing over crisp romaine balances fragrant garlic and anchovies with the tang of lemon.

(14) Start with dark-green lettuce (such as romaine or red leaf), and choose vine-ripened tomatoes for the most flavor.

(15) Is romaine lettuce standard for a chef's salad?

(16) The romaine doesn't conflict with the other ingredients, as it's a very subtle-tasting green.

(17) He had made a light salad of romaine lettuce, almond slivers and raisins in a wine vinegar dressing to start.

(18) Turn over a new leaf with romaine , radicchio, arugula, bok choy, watercress, frisu00e9e and mesclun (a mix of baby lettuce leaves) and mix them.

(19) But spinach is as close as most people get to dark leafy greens, and some never get beyond romaine lettuce.

(20) Determined chefs go out of their way to find the freshest, most tender heads of romaine lettuce available.