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🥬 Fresh Iceberg Lettuce – Crisp, Cool & Refreshing
Our Fresh Crisp Iceberg Lettuce has tightly packed leaves, a wonderfully crunchy texture and a clean, mild flavour. Its famous crisp bite makes it a fantastic everyday choice for salads, burgers, sandwiches, wraps and tacos.
Shred it for burgers and tacos, tear it into fresh salads or use the larger outer leaves as crunchy lettuce cups. Its mild flavour works beautifully with everything from creamy dressings to tomatoes, cucumber, avocado and fresh herbs.
Simple, refreshing and incredibly versatile, iceberg lettuce is an everyday salad essential.
Cool. Crisp. Crunchy. Wonderfully refreshing. 🥬
🌱 What Is Fresh Crisp Iceberg Lettuce?
Iceberg is a firm-headed lettuce with tightly packed, pale green leaves and a distinctive crunchy texture.
Our Fresh Crisp Iceberg Lettuce is particularly useful when you want a lettuce that provides plenty of crunch without overpowering the other ingredients in your dish.
Perfect for:
🥗 Fresh salads
🍔 Burgers
🥪 Sandwiches
🌮 Tacos
🌯 Wraps
🥬 Lettuce cups
🍽️ Side salads
🥑 Avocado salads
💫 Fresh Iceberg Lettuce Flavour Profile
Crisp 💥 | Cool ❄️ | Mild 🌿 | Fresh 🥬 | Refreshing 💧
Iceberg lettuce has a clean, mild flavour and is particularly valued for its satisfying crunch.
It pairs beautifully with:
🍅 Tomatoes
🥒 Cucumber
🥑 Avocado
🧅 Red onion
🌿 Chives
🧀 Blue cheese & feta
🍗 Chicken
🥚 Eggs
🥣 Creamy dressings
🍋 Lemon
💚 Nutrition & Benefits
Fresh iceberg lettuce is naturally high in water and low in calories while providing fibre and several nutrients.
💧 Naturally high in water
Iceberg lettuce is approximately 95% water, contributing to its crisp and refreshing texture.
🌾 Contains dietary fibre
Whole lettuce leaves naturally provide dietary fibre.
👁️ Contains vitamin A precursors
Iceberg lettuce naturally contains carotenoids that can contribute to vitamin A intake.
🦴 Contains vitamin K
Fresh lettuce naturally provides vitamin K.
🌱 Naturally low in calories
Iceberg lettuce provides plenty of fresh crunch without being calorie-dense.
📊 Typical Nutritional Information
Approximate values per 100g of raw iceberg lettuce:
- 🔥 Calories: Approx. 14 kcal
- 🌾 Carbohydrates: Approx. 3g
- 🌱 Fibre: Approx. 1.2g
- 💪 Protein: Approx. 0.9g
- 🥑 Fat: Approx. 0.1g
- 💧 Water: Approx. 95%
Values can vary naturally according to freshness and growing conditions.
🔪 How to Prepare Fresh Crisp Iceberg Lettuce
Fresh Crisp Iceberg Lettuce requires very little preparation.
- Remove any damaged outer leaves.
- Separate or cut away the amount you need.
- Rinse thoroughly under cold running water.
- Drain and dry well.
- Remove the firm core if required.
- Tear, shred or chop according to your recipe.
🥬 Fruit Bowl Tip:
Dry the leaves thoroughly after washing. Removing excess water helps salad dressings cling to the lettuce rather than becoming diluted.
🍽️ Delicious Ways to Enjoy Iceberg Lettuce
🥗 Tear into fresh salads
🍔 Shred for burgers
🥪 Layer into sandwiches
🌮 Add crunch to tacos
🌯 Use in wraps
🥬 Make crunchy lettuce cups
🥑 Combine with avocado
🍅 Pair with tomatoes and cucumber
🧀 Serve as a classic wedge salad
🍗 Fill leaves with chicken or vegetables
🌮🥑 Chicken & Avocado Lettuce Cups
Fresh, crunchy and simple to prepare.
🛒 Ingredients – Serves 2
- Large iceberg lettuce leaves 🥬
- 2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded 🍗
- 1 avocado, diced 🥑
- ¼ red onion, finely chopped 🧅
- 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt
- Juice of ½ lime
- Salt & black pepper
👩🍳 Method
- Carefully separate several large lettuce leaves.
- Wash and dry thoroughly.
- Combine the chicken, avocado and red onion.
- Stir through the yoghurt.
- Add fresh lime juice.
- Season lightly.
- Spoon the mixture into the lettuce leaves.
- Serve immediately.
✨ Crisp lettuce makes a fantastic edible cup for fresh fillings.
🥗🧀 Classic Iceberg Wedge Salad
A wonderfully crunchy salad with tomatoes, cheese and fresh chives.
🛒 Ingredients
- 1 iceberg lettuce 🥬
- Cherry tomatoes 🍅
- Crispy bacon – optional
- Blue cheese or feta 🧀
- Fresh chives 🌿
- Your favourite creamy dressing
👩🍳 Method
- Remove any damaged outer leaves.
- Wash the lettuce thoroughly.
- Cut into quarters through the core so each wedge holds together.
- Arrange the wedges on serving plates.
- Add the tomatoes.
- Sprinkle over the cheese and chives.
- Add bacon if desired.
- Finish with dressing.
✨ Simple, crisp and packed with contrasting textures.
🍔🥬 Crispy Iceberg Burger Topping
Iceberg lettuce is fantastic for adding fresh crunch to homemade burgers.
🛒 You’ll Need
- Fresh iceberg lettuce 🥬
- Your favourite burgers
- Tomato slices 🍅
- Red onion 🧅
- Burger buns
- Your favourite sauce
👩🍳 Method
- Wash and thoroughly dry the lettuce.
- Finely shred it or leave smaller leaves whole.
- Prepare your burger.
- Add the lettuce immediately before serving.
- Finish with tomato, onion and your chosen sauce.
✨ Adding the lettuce at the end keeps it cool and crunchy.
🌱 Why Choose Our Fresh Crisp Iceberg Lettuce?
✔ Tightly packed crisp leaves
✔ Fantastic crunchy texture
✔ Clean, mild flavour
✔ Perfect for fresh salads
✔ Excellent for burgers and sandwiches
✔ Great for tacos and wraps
✔ Large leaves make excellent lettuce cups
✔ Naturally high in water
✔ Carefully selected for freshness
✔ Naturally plant-based
✔ Plastic free
Our Fresh Crisp Iceberg Lettuce brings fantastic crunch and freshness to salads, burgers and everyday meals.
❓ Iceberg Lettuce FAQs
What does iceberg lettuce taste like?
Iceberg has a mild, clean and refreshing flavour with a particularly crisp texture.
Can iceberg lettuce be eaten raw?
Yes. It’s most commonly enjoyed raw in salads, burgers, sandwiches, tacos and wraps.
Can iceberg lettuce be used for lettuce cups?
Yes. The larger outer leaves are particularly useful for holding fillings.
Why is iceberg lettuce so crunchy?
Its firm, tightly packed leaves and high natural water content contribute to its characteristic crisp texture.
Should iceberg lettuce be washed?
Yes. Remove damaged outer leaves and wash the leaves thoroughly under cold running water before eating.
What goes well with iceberg lettuce?
Tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, red onion, chicken, eggs, cheese, chives and salad dressings all work well.
How should iceberg lettuce be stored?
Keep it refrigerated and protected from excess moisture to help maintain its crisp texture.
