Grilled Lettuce with Goat Cheese
Very simple to make this grilled lettuce appetizer (or starter recipe) offers such a nice taste. The goat cheese and lemon contrast amazingly with the taste of the lettuce. If you’ve never tried cooked lettuce before you’ll be surprised how nice this is.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 7 mins
- Total Time: 17 mins
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Starter
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 Little Gem (baby romaine) lettuces
- 250g (1/2 lb) goat cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ lemon
- Salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Cut the baby lettuces in half, leaving the stem base intact so the leaves stay on.
- Brush the lettuces with the oil and season well.
- Place them cut side down on a preheated BBQ rack or a cast iron griddle pan with raised ridges.
- Cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until the outer leaves are well charred, grill-striped and the stems are becoming tender.
- Arrange the 12 lettuce halves in a dish and lay over thin cheese slices. Add more pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Bake in a hot oven or grill until the cheese begins to bubble.
- Serve right away with each person getting 2 lettuce halves.
Find it online: https://victoriahaneveer.com/grilled-lettuce-with-goat-cheese/