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caramelize some lettuce slices

caramelize some lettuce slices

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Discover an original recipe for caramelized lettuce slices, seasoned with sugar and spices, perfect for a delicious appetizer.

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Recipe from Plutus (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This recipe shows you how to transform lettuce leaves into a delicious and colorful dish, perfect for an appetizer.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting5 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying, caramelization
  • Estimated cost$4.71 $1.18 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.90
  • $0.17
  • $0.07
  • $0.15
  • $0.15
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Chop the vegetables into small pieces, remove the leaves, and obtain long, thin slices. ≈ 8 min
  2. Wash the pineapple chunks in water for two hours. ≈ 2 min
  3. It is best to thoroughly rinse and dry them before frying them in oil paint.
  4. Heat the oil in a pot or large pan, then add the chips.
  5. Cook them until they are golden brown.
  6. In a separate container, mix the sugar and water together, then cook over low heat until the mixture thickens.
  7. Add caramelized fruit to the mixture.
  8. Immediately add ginger powder, turmeric powder, cardamom powder, etc., and season generously. ≈ 2 min
  9. Next, apply honey to each piece so that it sticks well. ≈ 3 min
  10. Store in an airtight container after cooling.

The bill

caramelize some lettuce slices

  • Lettuce (leaves) – 4 (fresh, sliced)$3.90
  • Cooking oil paint – to suit your needs$0.17
  • Sugar syrup (Jagra) – 250 grams$0.07
  • Ground ginger – 1 teaspoon$0.15
  • Ground ginger – 1/2 teaspoon$0.15
  • Cardamom powder – 1/4 teaspoon$0.27

Total$4.71

that's $1.18 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • Lettuce (leaves) – 4 (fresh, sliced)
  • Cooking oil paint – to suit your needs
  • Sugar syrup (Jagra) – 250 grams
  • water – 1/2 cup
  • Ground ginger – 1 teaspoon
  • Ground ginger – 1/2 teaspoon
  • cashew nut – a small piece (optional)
  • Cardamom powder – 1/4 teaspoon
  • A pinch of curry powder (optional)
  • A solution to eliminate sweat (a solution to remove sweat that forms on the skin)

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