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How to Store Lettuce to Last for a Month

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Posted:11/10/19
Updated:5/3/21
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How to Store Lettuce to Last a month!  This easy tip shows you how to wrap your lettuce in aluminum foil to keep it fresh in the refrigerator.  The lettuce stays so crisp after a month I can even use it for salads! How to Store Lettuce to Last a month!  This easy tip shows you how to wrap your lettuce in aluminum foil to keep it fresh in the refrigerator.  The lettuce stays so crisp after a month I can even use it for salads! 

How do you keep lettuce fresh in the refrigerator?

Lettuce only lasting a few days? Never again! With this easy method using aluminum foil you can store lettuce to last for a month!

In June we pick lettuce.  We pick lots of lettuce.  I’m talking so much lettuce you begin to get lettuce anxiety.  Have you ever had it?  It’s when you dream of lettuce chasing you with baskets to capture you.   It’s rough.
How to Store Lettuce to Last a month!  This easy tip shows you how to wrap your lettuce in aluminum foil to keep it fresh in the refrigerator.  The lettuce stays so crisp after a month I can even use it for salads! 

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And nothing makes me more angry (ok, maybe littering) than wasting our garden vegetables.  If a vegetable goes bad, I fall into a puddle of tears on the kitchen floor.   This method works for romaine lettuce, iceberg lettuce, bibb lettuce and more!

How to Store Lettuce to Last a month!  This easy tip shows you how to wrap your lettuce in aluminum foil to keep it fresh in the refrigerator.  The lettuce stays so crisp after a month I can even use it for salads! 

This trick works so well, it keeps our lettuce fresh for 1 month (!) after we pick it.   You’ll be amazed by how well it works too!

Step by Step Directions on How to Store Lettuce

So how do you make your lettuce last weeks? Easy.  There’s only one step and you only need one tool. 

  1. Take a big piece of aluminum foil, preferably the extra long version, but if you can’t do that, then just use 2 pieces of aluminum foil to cover the entire head of lettuce.  Wrap it tight and make sure it’s completely covered.  Now put it in your fridge.
    How to Store Lettuce to Last a month!  This easy tip shows you how to wrap your lettuce in aluminum foil to keep it fresh in the refrigerator.  The lettuce stays so crisp after a month I can even use it for salads! 
  2. Whenever you need some lettuce, take it out and use a piece, then wrap it up.  Here’s a lettuce head that’s been wrapped in aluminum foil for a month!
    How to Store Lettuce to Last a month!  This easy tip shows you how to wrap your lettuce in aluminum foil to keep it fresh in the refrigerator.  The lettuce stays so crisp after a month I can even use it for salads! 

That’s it! Easy, right?   Even after weeks of picking our lettuce, I can still enjoy it in tacos or a salad.   That makes this lettuce growing girl pretty happy! 

How to Wash Lettuce

I get asked often when and how I wash lettuce so I thought I would share it here.  With this method, do not wash your lettuce before wrapping it aluminum foil.   Moisture is our enemy.   Instead, wash the lettuce after you remove it from aluminum foil.  I prefer washing ours with our salad spinner. I use a salad spinner to wash all our vegetables – from greens, beans, broccoli and more, so it was worth it!
How to Store Lettuce to Last a month!  This easy tip shows you how to wrap your lettuce in aluminum foil to keep it fresh in the refrigerator.  The lettuce stays so crisp after a month I can even use it for salads! 

Hope you enjoyed this quick and easy lettuce trick!   Now you know how to keep lettuce fresh!

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How to Store Lettuce to Last a month!  This easy tip shows you how to wrap your lettuce in aluminum foil to keep it fresh in the refrigerator.  The lettuce stays so crisp after a month I can even use it for salads! 
Prep Time: 1 minute
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time 1 minute
serves 12

Ingredients

  • 1 head lettuce

Instructions

  • Take a big piece of aluminum foil, preferably the extra long version, but if you can't do that, then just use 2 pieces of aluminum foil to cover the entire head of lettuce.  Wrap it tight and make sure it's completely covered.  Now put it in your fridge.
  • Whenever you need some lettuce, take it out and use a piece, then wrap it up.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 5kcal
Course:Salad
Cuisine:American
Keyword:how to store lettuce
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  1. Frances Harrison says

    August 29, 2022 at 9:29 am

    IT WORKS!!!! Wrapping in aluminum foil is amazing. I can keep heads of lettuce , the kind for wraps, in aluminum foil for a month and it’s crispy & not brown or wilty!! Thank you for the tip!!!

    Reply
  2. Eno says

    July 29, 2022 at 3:17 am

    Great idea! I have a question – in what part of the fridge do you keep the lettuce? In the main body of the fridge or inside a high humidity crisper drawer?

    Reply
  3. Dee says

    July 10, 2022 at 4:07 pm

    I thought I’d tried every method known to mankind. So far, wrapping in paper towels and storing in a Ziploc with the air squeezed out has had some semi -decent results. I can’t wait to try your method, but I have a question: If your romaine hearts have been sitting in their plastic bag in the refrigerator, gathering moisture, should you take them out and let them dry out a little on the counter before wrapping in the aluminum foil?

    Will the same method work for celery? Even my fancy Tupperware celery keeper proved useless, and my paper towel method only buys me a little extra time.

    Any suggestions for storing strawberries? They have me totally stumped, as do blueberries.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      July 10, 2022 at 7:57 pm

      Hey Dee, yes, this method works for celery too! For strawberries, here’s my favorite method: https://brooklynfarmgirl.com/how-to-store-and-freeze-strawberries/ – hope this helps!

      Reply
    • Frances Harrison says

      August 29, 2022 at 9:31 am

      YES the aluminum foil also WORKS GREAT for celery!!! This tip is a life changer for veggies!!!

      Reply
  4. BETTY says

    June 27, 2022 at 11:32 am

    i have tried everything, nothing works. Will this work on the delicate mixed baby lettuces, the ones in a box different colors they go bad fast

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    • Pamela says

      June 29, 2022 at 2:32 pm

      Yes this works on all kinds of greens!

      Reply
  5. Cb says

    June 16, 2022 at 7:35 am

    Thnx for the info, I buy green leaf lettuce from the store and it goes bad before I use it all….will try this.

    Reply
  6. Donna says

    May 15, 2022 at 4:23 pm

    Thanks, Pamela – I read this other times, but needed the refresher course from you. I’m very happy about not washing the new lettuce I got a few days ago. 🙂

    Reply
  7. Ali mcnab says

    May 4, 2022 at 3:15 pm

    Love this idea, hate having to buy lettuce every few days

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  8. Tam says

    April 21, 2022 at 7:16 am

    This is fantastic! I hate throwing away lettuce so now I’m off to grab my foil and attack the fridge. That you so much for the tip

    Reply
  9. Kathy l says

    April 11, 2022 at 7:07 pm

    Can’t wait to try these tips!
    How would you freeze spinach?

    Reply
  10. Susan Hawthorne says

    March 18, 2022 at 2:25 pm

    Does this lettuce in foil trick work with iceberg lettuce from the grocery store?

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    • Pamela says

      March 18, 2022 at 2:35 pm

      It sure does Susan!

      Reply
  11. Katie Millard says

    March 1, 2022 at 5:43 am

    Love the idea but as foil takes 400 years to break down I do hope you use your foil more than once. I flatten, go over with a cloth and dry. One small box lasts me years.

    Reply
    • Donna says

      May 15, 2022 at 4:24 pm

      Katie – that’s wonderful. Thank you. I’m going to begin doing that now, after having thrown out years of boxes of used foil. 🙁

      Reply
  12. Kathy says

    February 3, 2022 at 9:33 am

    I have used this method for celery. Didn’t think about doing the same for lettuce. Thanks, I will do this!!

    Reply
  13. Cid says

    November 27, 2021 at 7:13 pm

    Can you yse this method with bagged romaine?

    Reply
    • Anne says

      April 3, 2022 at 11:51 am

      yes; take lettuce from plastic; do Not wash the lettuce before putting in the aluminum foil + lettuce n fridge;

      Reply
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