Valérianacées • Valerianella locusta

Organic Green Lamb's Lettuce

"A small, mild salad for cool days, discreet yet true to the autumn vegetable garden."

$4.49

Number of seeds 250 seeds

Lamb's lettuce, also known as corn salad or lamb's lettuce, is a small salad green native to Europe and Western Asia. It grows wild in fields and wastelands before becoming a common vegetable in gardens. The term " Green Lamb 's Lettuce" refers to varieties with compact rosettes and tender green leaves, well-suited to late summer and autumn sowing in gardens with cooler climates.

Its low-growing rosettes easily weave their way between other crops, carpeting the ground with a perennial ground cover for the cooler months. Its modest and steady growth makes it an ideal companion for kitchen gardens that prioritize continuous harvests. Mild in flavor and cold-hardy, it consistently accompanies the cycle of the seasons, offering gardeners a comforting salad green as the days grow shorter.

Growing climate: Cool season
Sowing difficulty level: Easy
Care required: Occasional
Growth: Slow growth

Annotation: Typical autumn and late winter crop in temperate climates; tolerates cold well but does not tolerate summer heat well.

Lamb's lettuce is especially prized as a fresh, seasonal green salad. Its tender, slightly fleshy leaves are eaten raw, in whole rosettes, often simply dressed with a mild oil and a splash of vinegar or lemon juice. It pairs well with apples, hazelnuts, cooked beets, fresh cheeses, or hard-boiled eggs.

Traditionally, in several regions of Europe, lamb's lettuce is one of the first salads to appear on the table at the end of winter, thanks to its good resistance to cold. It can also be briefly steamed or added at the end of cooking to soups to best preserve its texture.