Salad

Iceberg Lettuce

Iceberg lettuce is a green crop, a variety of head lettuce, developed in the 20s in California. The variety received its name from a special way of transportation. In order to preserve the lettuce fresh, it was transported interlaid with ice. This kind of lettuce has light green leaves, packed in small loose heads tasting juicy and crispy. The average head weight is 300-400 g.

Lettuce

Lettuce is one of the oldest varieties of salad known throughout the world. There are about 100 varieties of lettuce having a wide palette of colors, shapes and sizes. Lettuce tastes quite flat without any bitter or acidic traces. Therefore, lettuce goes well with other salads having a more distinctive taste, and with other vegetables. Despite lack of pronounced taste, Lettuce is rich in vitamins, macro- and micronutrients.

Arugula (garden rocket)

The arugula belongs to the Brassicaceae family. It has been cultivated in the Mediterranean area since the times of the Roman Empire, where it was considered an aphrodisiac. Cruciferous vegetables have always been a mass of vitamins and wholesome properties. The arugula is a salad with rich spicy walnut- mustard -pepper taste. Actually, all parts of this plant may be used. For example, leaves and flowers are to be used for cooking, while seeds of arugula are to be used to extract oil.