Dark Lollo Rosso

This is what I had for lunch. Lest you think this post the equivalent of the standard cheese sandwich blog post, I hasten to add vital information for your edification.

Dark Lollo Rosso in Fool's Garden

This lettuce is the best variety I've grown yet.  It tastes wonderful. It lasts forever without bolting. And it looks beautiful. What more could you ask for?

It is Dark Lollo Rosso and is an Italian variety of looseleaf lettuce. It grows as a compact, wonderfully frilly, crispy mound. You can have fun letting the name roll off your tongue too.

The salad is mixed with shredded carrot, a few raisons, a little feta cheese, some butter lettuce  (also from the fool's garden), and olive oil and lemon juice.  I know you are desperate for some yourself so I grant permission for you to rush out and plant some as soon as possible.