Keeping lettuce?

Question

My mother is having trouble keeping lettuce from turning brown.Seems it starts to brown after 1 day of using.Any good tips from keeping lettuce from browning?

Answer 1

I used to have the same problem before I started purchasing the spring mix greens ,in the 16 oz (1 lb ) plastic containers,that are pre-washed,they last much longer then a head of lettuce and taste good on sandwiches also.Fresh Attitude is one brand and Organic Earthbound Farm is another.

Answer 2

I think it's all in the preparation. I learned this in home ec, back in the 1950s, not that that really matters. This would be for iceberg lettuce. Remove the other layers of leaves, the ones that are kind of floppy. Grab the head of lettuce and whack the core on the corner of the sink or the countertop. Remove the core. Put the cored lettuce under cold running water to rinse it well. Turn the lettuce core side down to drain out excess water. Wrap it in a tea towel/kitchen towel, paper towel to drain the lettuce. When you think the lettuce is well drained, dry it off a little more and put it in a plastic storage bag core side down and refrigerate. I usually do this when I bring the lettuce home from the store if I have time otherwise just do it before you use it the first time and store the rest in a plastic storage bag with the cut or core side down. Good luck.

Answer 3

If you're using iceberg lettuce, try tearing it with your hands. If you use a knife, the metals from the knife will make it brown.
If you're using romaine (which is better than iceberg), when you get home from the supermarket, take it out of the bag, wrap it with paper towels and put in a large ziploc bag. When you are going to use it, just tear the whole leafs that you are going to use.

Answer 4

i buy the big ziploc freezer bags,when i put the lettuce in i make sure all the air is outta the bag before i seal it,works for me everytime

Answer 5

i always wash all my lettuce and separate it when i buy it. then i dry it off with paper towels, and wrap it in a regular hand towel. this helps a lot.

Answer 6

wash em immediately and dry them.then feep them in the bottom most area of the refridgerator, so that it is not too cold there.try it out. it really works.good luck!!

Answer 7

Put it in a cold place (preferably not straight into your refrigirator) and always keep it in water..

Answer 8

Put it in a bowl of salted water.

Answer 9

sprinkle some water and keep so it wont get damaged

Answer 10

wrap it with newspaper.