LETTUCE: Best Ways to Store, Prepare, and Enjoy

STORAGE

Refrigerate in a bag with a dry paper towel to absorb excess moisture and keep it from rotting in wet spots

Nutrition (1 cup RAW)

• Calories: 5, Carbs: 0, Protein: 0, Fiber: 1g

• Vitamins: K (43%DV), Folate (5%DV), Thiamine (4%DV)

• Minerals: Manganese (4%), Iron (2%DV)

Fun fact

Lettuce is one of those crops that can be harvested at all stages of growth (before it starts flowering and becomes sour). This first week of lettuce is made up of the little plants we are thinning out to allow heads to grow into a nice medium size.

3 WAYS TO EAT FRESH LETTUCE

1. In a mixed salad with your other veggies this week!

2. Juice it with your smoothie (recipe below)

3. Use it to wrap a burrito or as a healthy “bun”

4. BLT (or a BBLT if you add basil)

Breakfast

Salad for Breakfast

Lettuce Smoothie

Lettuce Frittata

Lunch

Grilled with cheese

Lettuce Soup

Pork Belly Lettuce Wraps

Dinner

Use as a substitute for cabbage in cooking recipes-- make your own Runza, crostini, egg rolls, pesto, etc.

Seared Greens

Braised Lettuce

Bierocks

Chicken Posole