Ingredients

• 6 Little Gem lettuces
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 250g/9oz goats' cheese
• or taleggio
• ¼ lemon

Directions

• Cut the lettuces in half leaving the base of the stem intact to hold the leaves together. Brush the lettuces with the olive oil
• well-seasoned with salt and pepper.
• Then place cut side down on a preheated barbecue rack or one of those cast iron griddle pans with raised ridges. Cook for 3-5 minutes. They are ready when the outer leaves are well-charred
• striped from the grill and the thick stems are just becoming tender.
• Arrange the 12 lettuce halves in a dish and lay over thin slices of the cheese. Add a few more twists of pepper and a drizzle of leftover olive oil. Throw in a hot oven or under a grill until the cheese starts to bubble.
• Serve at once. Two lettuce halves
• smothered in bubbling cheese
• per person.