The romaine lettuce had to be left whole ... and puntarelle (best known as the base of an iconic Roman salad coated, interestingly, in a heavy anchovy-garlic dressing). At her Italian steakhouse ...

2 romaine hearts or heads of little gem lettuce 1¾ teaspoons grapeseed oil ½ teaspoon fine sea salt Freshly ground black pepper Make the salsa: Combine all ingredients except lemon juice.