dancing cloud Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 How do you stop lettuce going manky in the fridge? I'm sure someone out there will have found a way ... I really love a bit of salad on my lunchtime wraps at this time of year, but the iceberg lettuce keeps going brown and slimy before I can eat it all and I hate wasting food. (Yes, I do know I have two little feathery dustbins that would help me get through it quicker and end the waste problem !) Many thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula123 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I was always told to rip lettuce and not cut with a knife as this makes it go brown, always done thus and never had a problem. Hope it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I cut up my lettuce and wash it in one of those cetrifuge thingies and just store it in that. I mostly use little heads of Romana lettuce (Lidl) or the leafy lettuce kind. Both keep better than iceberg. (And have more flavour in my opinion) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I buy the living ones and keep them on the windowsill. They're more expensive to start with but as long as you remember to water them they last for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 I have home grown lettuce at the moment and it is covered in sandy soil from the heavy rain. I have been separating it into leaves and washing it well, spinning it in my large salad spinner then packing it into a Tupperware box lined with kitchen roll and wrapping the kitchen roll over the top as well before putting the lid on. It keeps for ages like this. I find wrapping any lettuce in kitchen roll then plastic helps to stop it going slimy, seems to keep the right moisture level. This works with fresh herbs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopperdrake Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 We home grow ours too - wash it, spin it in our ageing salad spinner to dry it, place it in a ziplock bag (the freezer ready kind), with as much air out as possible before sealing, then into the *bottom* of the fridge where it's coldest. Works perfectly and even crisps up the limp leaves picked at the wrong time of day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I buy the living ones and keep them on the windowsill. They're more expensive to start with but as long as you remember to water them they last for ages. We also have the living ones - but they are not for human consumption - the cat decided he loved to eat them every day a little so it is bought for him and we eat the iceberg in the fridge. Cutting the iceberg with a plastic knife stops the brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 When buying lettuce, look at the bottom, if the stalk is brown its not as fresh as you think, if its white it is the one to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...