Vegetable
Little Gem
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Little Gem is a mini romaine—compact sweet hearts with crisp ribs and tender outer leaves, perfect single-portion salads and grilled halves. Flavour is sweeter and less watery than full iceberg. Restaurant favourite for plated Caesars and vegetable sides. Grows quickly in cool weather.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Caesar MiniIndividual SaladSideWhole Half Grill
Traits
CompactCrispGrill FriendlyMini RomainePortion SizeSweetSweet Crisp
History
GB
Little Gem-type mini cos lettuces were selected for British markets.
GB
UK growers made Little Gem a supermarket staple small lettuce.
Chefs worldwide adopted Little Gem for portion control and grill.
Little Gem remained a premium mini romaine reference.