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
In a mixed salad with your other veggies this week!
Juice it with your smoothie (recipe below)
Use it to wrap a burrito or as a healthy “bun”
BLT (or a BBLT if you add basil)
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Use as a substitute for cabbage in cooking recipes-- make your own Runza, crostini, egg rolls, pesto, etc.