How much Lettuce to Use

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By James Peterson

Published 2007

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If you are serving a salad as a first course or after a main course, you will need a couple of handfuls of leaves per serving. (For main courses, figure on about 3 handfuls.) One large head of lettuce, such as red leaf or Boston, is about right for 4 servings. For a combination of lettuces—such as Belgian endive, radicchio, and arugula—plan on a bunch of each for 4 servings. When buying escarole or frisée, look at the heads to gauge how much is actually usable. Since frisée, escarole, and o

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