Whenever I buy romaine lettuce, I immediately have two ideas. Both involve a frying pan. The quicker one is simply grilled ...

Cook for 3-5 minutes. They are ready when the outer leaves are well-charred, striped from the grill and the thick stems are just becoming tender. Arrange the 12 lettuce halves in a dish and lay ...

For the salad, season the sliced lettuce halves with salt, pepper and some of the lemon zest, drizzle with olive oil then place directly onto the grill. Allow to lightly char before removing.

Remove to a board and cut into strips. In a large salad bowl, mix together the baby gem lettuce with the herbs and whatever other leaves you are using and season lightly with sea salt and pepper.

Apply butter on both the slices and then spread the washed lettuce in it. Add filling in it and cover them together to make a sandwich. 4. Apply remaining butter on the top slice on the upper part and ...