Little Gem, a versatile cross between butter and romaine, has won chef's hearts and conquered restaurant menus -- and it's coming for home kitchens.

Little Gems are a miniature version of Cos with a sweet, crisp and compact heart. They can, however, taste bitter if over-mature. Broad bean and Little Gem salad ...

Little Gem—the sweet, compact lettuce that resembles romaine after you strip away the outer leaves—is great for salads. By Andrew Knowlton. March 25, 2014.

For this version, you can use either Little Gem lettuce or large heads of endive — both have the firm, tightly packed leaves that make the presentation work.

Mini Coopers. Teacup pigs. Petits fours. I admit to being a sucker for anything miniaturized. I guess it's only natural then that I've fallen hard for the lettuce known as "little gem" or "baby ...

Preparation. Step 1. Blend anchovies, garlic, mayonnaise, sour cream, basil, parsley, tarragon, 1 Tbsp. lemon juice, and 4½ tsp. oil in a blender until smooth with only a few flecks of green ...

Little Gems are a miniature version of Cos with a sweet, crisp and compact heart. They can, however, taste bitter if over-mature. Broad bean and Little Gem salad ...

A&E; Food; Gem lettuce boats with feta are bright, crunchy and fun to eat Tue., May 3, 2022 Feta, radish and scallion sit in boats of Little Gem lettuce. (Tom McCorkle/For the Washington Post) ...