There’s finally a way to keep your lettuce from wilting within days of you buying it.
It seems like salad weather is well and truly behind us as the UK slips into autumnal wind and rain and says goodbye to the sun. But that doesn’t mean we have to fully bid farewell to lettuce. The leafy vegetable is a welcome addition to a variety of sandwiches, and you can also find it in tacos and burgers.
But there’s nothing more frustrating than having lettuce that goes mouldy before you get a chance to use it all. We all know the feeling of putting an open packet of lettuce in the fridge only to find it’s gone brown and slimy within a couple of days.
Lettuce is arguably one of the fastest vegetables to go off once we bring it home from the supermarket, and if you live by yourself or don’t fancy chowing down on leaves for three days straight, it can feel impossible to use it all up in time.
Thankfully though, there is one way we can prolong our lettuce’s life – by making sure we store it correctly.
In a slideshow video shared on TikTok by a woman named Zol, she explained there’s a simple trick we can all start using today to make our lettuce last longer, as it only involves using one common kitchen staple to store them.
Zol claimed if you’ve got a whole lettuce like a little gem or an iceberg, the best way to store it is to take it out of the plastic bag it comes in and wrap it in kitchen foil before placing it in the fridge.
Sharing her guide by showing pictures of each step in the process, she said: “Wash your lettuce, dry the lettuce using paper towels or a cloth, and remove the outer layer. Wrap the lettuce in foil and store it in the fridge. This will help your lettuce stay fresh for longer.”
Kitchen foil costs around £2 or less from most supermarkets, with Sainsbury’s, Asda, and Tesco stocking some for just £1.40 each, and M&S and Waitrose charging £2 for theirs.
This hack only really works for whole lettuce, rather than prepared lettuce that comes in bags. For that, you can store it in an airtight container with a piece of kitchen roll at the bottom to absorb moisture.
Commenters on the video were blown away, with many saying they were eager to try it out for themselves.
One person said: “Thank you, will definitely try it!” While another added: “Wow, I will try this! Thank you.”
