Hydroponic Boston Lettuce
Inventory, 12 ct : 46.17
This item was last sold on : 03/17/24
Description/Taste
Boston Bibb lettuce is the benchmark butterhead variety, providing superior texture and flavor. Its broad wavy green outer leaves encompass more tightly bound and yellow tinted inner leaves. Together they form a rosette of leaves that have sweet, nutty and mild flavors paired with textures both buttery and crispy.
Seasons/Availability
Boston Bibb lettuce is available year-round.
Current Facts
Boston Bibb lettuce, Lactuca sativa, is a butterhead type of lettuce. This distinction explains that each lettuce variety in the butterhead family will form compact rosette shaped heads and large, easily separated leaves that achieve a buttery quality in their texture. Boston Bibb lettuce is known as a limestone lettuce variety, which essentially is lettuce that is successfully cultivated in limestone rich soils.
Nutritional Value
One hundred grams of Boston Bibb lettuce contains 1 gram of iron. Boston Bibb lettuce provides calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium and is good source of vitamins A and K.
Applications
Boston Bibb lettuce's best virtues are displayed when it is used as the principle salad ingredient as its textures and its subtle flavors are a perfect canvas for savory and bold companion ingredients and bright, fruity flavors. Pair with citrus, tomatoes, radishes, chiles, cooked eggs, especially fried and soft boiled, cheeses, particularly fresh or aged goat and sheep's milk, champagne and balsamic vinegar and cream-based dressings such as yogurt or buttermilk, dried fruits, apples, pears, melon, roasted chicken, bacon, shellfish, smoked trout, herbs such as basil, cilantro and dill
Geography/History
Boston Bibb lettuce is named for its original cultivator, John Bibb. In 1865 he grew his special Bibb lettuce in Kentucky's alkaline soil. This variety, also called limestone, would become the first American gourmet lettuce. Hydroponic Boston Lettuce is grown utilizing a super climate controlled greenhouse environment. Nutrients are slow-fed into the plants, free of chemiclas and pesticides. Technology increases yields and drives the consistency of the growth and flavor of the plant.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
Dolce Pane & Vino | Del Mar CA | 858-832-1518 |
Lafayette Hotel - Mississippi Kitchen | San Diego CA | 619-296-2101 |
Extraordinary Desserts Union St. | San Diego CA | 619-294-7001 |
Crown Point Catering | San Diego CA | 619-223-1211 |
Amalfi Gourmet LLC | San Diego CA | 619-379-3099 |
PFC Fitness Camp | Carlsbad CA | 888-488-8936 |
Adobo House | San Diego CA | 619-990-8340 |
The Lion Share | San Diego CA | 619-564-6924 |
Toast Cafe | San Diego CA | 858-208-9422 |
Urban Kitchen Catering | San Diego CA | 619-276-8803 |
Sbicca Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 619-417-2587 |
Brigantine La Mesa | La Mesa CA | 619-465-1935 |
Brigantine Coronado | Coronado CA | 619-435-4166 |
Fairmont Grand Del Mar | San Diego CA | 858-314-1975 |
Hyatt Islandia | San Diego CA | 619-224-1234 |
Cal A Vie | Vista CA | 760-945-2055 |
Pendry SD (Provisional) | San Diego CA | 619-738-7000 |
US Grant Hotel Grill | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
Born & Raised | San Diego CA | 619-944-1631 |
Kitchens For Good | San Diego CA | 619-450-4040 |
One Door North | San Diego CA | 858-232-4220 |
Craft House Fashion Valley | San Diego CA | 619-948-4458 |
The Tavern | Coronado CA | 602-628-5890 |
Morgan Run Resort and Club | Rancho Sante Fe CA | 858-759-5473 |
The Glen at Scripps Ranch | San Diego CA | 858-444-8500 |
Nobu | San Diego CA | 619-814-4124 |
The Loma Club | San Diego CA | 619-222-4653 |
Hotel Republic San Diego | San Diego CA | 951-756-9357 |
Bread & Cie Café | San Diego CA | 619-683-9322 |
Cardiff Seaside Market | Cardiff CA | 760-753-5445 |
La Costa Glen South | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1000 |
The Shores | La Jolla CA | 858-459-8271 |
The Kitchen at MCASD | La Jolla CA | 619-894-2051 |
Bleu Boheme | San Diego CA | 619-255-4167 |
Georges at the Cove | San Diego CA | 858-454-4244 |
The Santaluz Club Inc - Main Dining | San Diego CA | 858-759-3150 |
Secret Sister | San Diego CA | 619-281-0718 |
Carte Hotel | San Diego CA | 619-365-1858 |
Graze | San Diego CA | 619-839-9852 |
Third Corner Ocean Beach | San Diego CA | 619-223-2700 |
Herb & Wood | San Diego CA | 520-205-1288 |
Pendry SD (Pool House) | San Diego CA | 619-738-7000 |
Grass Skirt | San Diego CA | 858-412-5237 |
Great Maple Hillcrest | San Diego CA | 619-255-2282 |
Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-6063 |
Sheldons Service Station | La Mesa CA | 619-741-8577 |
Black Raill Kitchen + Bar | Carlsbad CA | 619-454-9182 |
SB Kitchen | Solana Beach CA | 610-717-7217 |
Sheraton Carlsbad (7 Mile) | Carlsbad CA | 760-827-2400 |
La Jolla Country Club | San Diego CA | 858-454-9601 |
Inn at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-381-8289 |
Rosewood Social | San Juan Capistrano CA | 669-243-8403 |
Oscars Brewing Company | Temecula CA | 619-695-2422 |
Chateau La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-459-4451 |
The Farm Golf Club | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-756-5585 |
Estancia Adobe | San Diego CA | 858-550-1000 |
San Diego Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 619-758-6334 |
Pamplemousse Grill | Solana Beach CA | 858-792-9090 |
Brockton Villa Restaurant | San Diego CA | 858-454-7393 |
La Costa Resort & Spa Main Kitchen | Carlsbad CA | 760-930-7063 |
The Santaluz Club Inc - Bistro Kitchen | San Diego CA | 858-759-3150 |
Continental Catering Inc | La Mesa CA | 907-738-9264 |
Little Frenchie | Coronado CA | 619-522-6890 |
KI's | Encinitas CA | 760-586-8289 |
Birds Eye (La Jolla) | La Jolla CA | 513-549-0974 |
Kona Kai Resort and Marina | San Diego CA | 619-221-8000 |
Tom Hams Light House | San Diego CA | 619-291-9110 |
Extraordinary Desserts | San Diego CA | 619-294-2132 |
Paradisaea Restaurant | La Jolla CA | 732-915-6669 |
Brigantine Pt Loma | San Diego CA | 619-224-2871 |
Marriott Courtyard - Broadway | San Diego CA | 619-446-3008 |
The Compass | Carlsbad CA | 760-434-1900 |
Sugar Bear Enterprises | San Diego CA | 925-383-3623 |
Kettner Exchange | San Diego CA | 909-915-9877 |
Edgewater Grill | San Diego CA | 619-232-7581 |
Saint Mark Golf and Resort, LLC | San Marcos CA | 508-320-6644 |
Third Corner Encinitas | Encinitas CA | 619-417-9251 |
GoodOnYa | Encinitas CA | 949-2953145 |
Saffron Thai LLC | San Diego CA | 619-574-7737 |
La Costa Resort & Spa Diversions & Edge Pool | Carlsbad CA | 760-930-7063 |
Panama 66 | San Diego CA | 619-206-6352 |
Barbarella La Jolla | La Jolla CA | 858-454-7373 |
Bali Hai Restaurant | San Diego CA | 619-222-1181 |
Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters | La Jolla CA | 858-228-5655 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Hydroponic Boston Lettuce. One is easiest, three is harder.
Natural Noshing | Asian Lettuce Wraps | |
Steamy Kitchen | Asian Lettuce Cups with Ground Turkey & Green Apple |