He reminisced about the “sturdy, bitter, royal green-blue romaine” of yore, and although I don’t remember it exactly, I do remember a time when I didn’t pick up a lettuce leaf that was so ...

Season to taste. In a large bowl, toss the romaine and cucumber together with desired amount of dressing. Sprinkle with bread crumbs right before serving.

But that doesn’t mean your options are limited to classic greens like iceberg lettuce, romaine ... leaf lettuce here — that would be radicchio!) Here are 24 types of greens for your next salad.

“Other vegetables have been easier for them to try, but not salad. They say, ‘No thank you.’” Riley recently did the challenge by offering her youngest child Peter a crunchy romaine leaf.