Grilled lettuce with goats' cheese
A great side dish for al fresco lunches. Lettuce usually takes a back seat but, when cooked well, its flavour is worth celebrating on its own.
Ingredients
- Olive Oil30 ml
Instructions
4 steps- 1
Cut the lettuces in half leaving the base of the stem intact to hold the leaves together. Brush the lettuces with the olive oil, well-seasoned with salt and pepper.
- 2
Then place cut side down on a preheated barbecue rack or one of those cast iron griddle pans with raised ridges. Cook for 3-5 minutes. They are ready when the outer leaves are well-charred, striped from the grill and the thick stems are just becoming tender.
- 3
Arrange the 12 lettuce halves in a dish and lay over thin slices of the cheese. Add a few more twists of pepper and a drizzle of leftover olive oil. Throw in a hot oven or under a grill until the cheese starts to bubble.
- 4
Serve at once. Two lettuce halves, smothered in bubbling cheese, per person.
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 83 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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