Then go beyond iceberg lettuce and take advantage of the wide assortment of salad greens available. Leaf lettuce, beet greens, and spinach are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to these salad vegetables.
Greens actually come in a wide variety of colors, textures, shapes, and flavors.
They may be green to yellow-white, or red to purple, soft to crisp, curly to flat, and peppery to bitter to mild. While arugula, chervil, endive, and lettuce are the classic mesclun ingredients, anything goes nowadays. Mesclun can be simple or complicated, mild-tasting or zesty. It is commonly made up of greens that cover a range of colors and textures so that they are as pleasing to the eye as the palate. Edible flowers, such as nasturtiums or violets, may be thrown in for added color.