Save money on your fresh salads when you use this easy tip for how to keep Lettuce Fresh longer!
Would you like to keep your lettuce fresh and crisp for longer than ever? It’s easy to make your lettuce last longer when you use these easy tips for How to Keep Lettuce Fresh in the fridge!
We could all use a few more fresh salads in our life. So I’m going to show you how to keep romaine lettuce, iceberg lettuce, and lettuce leaves fresh. This easy Kitchen Tip will help keep those lettuce leaves from wilting before you can use it! All you’ll need are a few minutes to make your lettuce and salad greens last twice as long.
You really won’t believe how easy it is to keep lettuce fresher and to save money at the same time!
Here’s what you need to do…
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How to Keep Lettuce Fresh and Crisp
How to Keep Head Lettuce Fresh:
- When you get home from the grocery store, remove any wilted or slimy leaves from your head of lettuce, and toss or add to your Compost Bin.
- Do NOT wash lettuce head.
- Then place head of lettuce in your refrigerator’s crisper drawer with paper towels underneath it. This will help to absorb any excess moisture, and keep it fresh so much longer.
How to Keep Lettuce Leaves Fresh in the Fridge:
- Wash lettuce leaves, remove any wilted leaves, and dry completely. Make sure it has been thoroughly dried before moving on to the next step…. a Salad Spinner works great for this step!
- Wrap your dry lettuce up in a white paper towel.
- Transfer paper towel wrapped lettuce leaves to a large gallon sized ziploc bag. Zip mostly closed, but leave the corner {about 25% or so} of the bag unzipped to allow for some airflow.
- Place the bag in your crisper drawer of the refrigerator, and replace towels as necessary if they become damp.
This method works well with all types of salad greens. The paper towels help to absorb unwanted moisture that can cause your leafy greens to wilt faster. The plastic bag then helps to keep out unwanted air.
Seriously… wasn’t that super easy!?!
What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying…
Shelly writes: “This trick really works, try it! It makes lettuce leaves last twice as long as usual!”
Suzanne writes: “I keep paper towels with mine to keep moisture out.”
Jeryl writes: “I use the wax paper bags from cereal or cheeze-its or whatever instead of zip lock bags & I bought white cloth dish towels for this use. Works like a charm. Nothing to throw away. Just wash & REUSE!”
What You’ll Need to Keep Lettuce Fresh…
Salad Spinner
Paper Towels
Gallon Ziploc Bags
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Dawn says
We get tall lettuce (red, green, romaine). I off about an inch of the stalk bottom after rinsing. Then put it in a tall pitcher with about an inch of water. This keeps it crisp, lasts longer and continue to grow.
Donna Ausmus says
I never thought to do this! Thank you for the tip!
Amy Starr says
I have been using the bags that grapes come in, you know the one with the handles to keep my lettuce fresh. I fold a newspaper and line the bag before adding the lettuce…newspaper pulls in moisture. When I’m stuck with too many tomatoes, I do the same with them…holds them for weeks.
C.C. Meis says
I cut the center out with a ceramic knife…not metal. Then I store the lettuce in tin foil and it lasts until I use it within the week, or longer.
Julie S. says
I wash my lettuce, tear it to the size I like to use, and spin dry it in the salad spinner.
Normal, right?
Then I empty the water from the spinner and store the whole thing in the fridge. The lettuce stays nice and crispy for about a week.
Siingle and not much for cooking, I have more room inside the fridge than in cabinets! 🙂
Robin says
Wanna keep that left-over salad, but hate soft, mushy tomatoes, etc.? Drain off any water/juices, put in a sealable plastic bowl (tupperware!). Top with a dry paper towel, seal, then store upside down in the fridge. This Removes any excess water/juices and keeps the produce fresher!
Marsha says
You may already know this, but if you separate your bananas when you bring them home, they also don’t ripen up so fast. 🙂
DAnn W. says
I’ve been able to keep iceberg lettuce crisp for 2 weeks by: removing the core (hit the core against kitchen sink–it will loosen up and you can wrestle it out), rinsing then draining water out for 15 minutes or so, then either wrap in paper towel and seal in green plastic bag, or store core-side down in plastic bowl with tight fitting lid (be sure lettuce sits above any accumulated water in bottom of bowl). I’ve also been able to store leaf lettuces for a good 10 days: rinse and drain, wrap in paper towels and seal in green plastic bag. Helps if your refrigerator is very cold but doesn’t have freeze areas.