[Paula]

Hi everyone,
I need a bit of help with some homegrown leaf lettuce. Yesterday, I harvested, cut, and washed the leaves from my garden.

After rinsing, I let them air dry and then placed them in a bowl—but I left the bowl uncovered overnight. Now the lettuce looks a bit wilted and limp.

Is there anything I can do to perk it back up or bring some crispness back? I was hoping to use it in a salad today. I’d really prefer not to waste it, especially since it came from my own garden.

Any tips for reviving lettuce that has lost its crunch? Should I try soaking it in cold water or putting it in the fridge a certain way? I’d appreciate any advice or tricks you’ve found helpful.

Thanks in advance!

[Kathleen]

After I wash it, I lay it out on paper towels to dry most of the way. Then roll it up in the same paper towels, put in a zip lock in the fridge

[Susan]

You don’t pick it until u are ready to eat it. Pick, wash and eat.

[Robin]

Rinse again in cold water drain a bit (lettuce spinners work well and can often be found at thrift shops), then refrigerate.

[Mary]

Soak it in ice water for about 10 minutes. Pat dry and wrap in paper towels.

Hope this helps.

[Shirley]

I put my lettuce like flowers in the fridge. I stand the leaves up, uncovered, with just the bottom in water.

It’s stays fresh longer.

[Janis]

Plunge in a ice water bath it’ll come right back store with a wet paper towel

[Tina]

Keep it wrapped in dry paper towels in a ziplock baggie with the air sucked out.

They wilt from the moisture

[Diana]

A salad spinner is a great thing. I have a small one. It was a good purchase, and I’m not in to gadgets.

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