What is "mesculin" (the salad) made of?

Question

is it a type of leafy vegetable, or is it a style of salad... I'm confused, anyone know the answer to this?

Answer 1

It is normally young "salad" leaves. similar to baby carrots or corn but of salad vegetables. I think that's why a lot of people assume it's a type of lettuce.

Answer 2

All of the above, and its very very yummY!

Answer 3

mixed baby greens, and I love it but it's really hard to find :(

Answer 4

it is a type of lettuce

Answer 5

Mesclun is just a mix of young salad leaves.  It might include spinach, arugula, lettuce, dandelion greens, raddichio, etc.

The term "mesclun" comes from the word mescla which means a mixture.

Answer 6

I think mesculin is a type of lettuce.

Answer 7

it's mesclun and it's a species of lettuce, very expensive because it has to be harvested by hand with razor blades.

compare to romaine, iceberg, green leaf, red leaf, butter lettuce etc.