SALADS Most North Americans can remember when the choice of salad greens was limited to iceberg or Boston bib lettuce. Even today in small towns, iceberg lettuce is the "salad ". Iceberg is sturdy and lasts for weeks if properly refrigerated, but unfortunately lacks taste - it is bland! Today people are gastronomically adventurous and look for interesting salads, salad combination, textures, and flavors. Large grocery chains and small gourmet greengrocers offer a respectable range of salads, albeit not always very fresh. …
