How do you keep lettuce from wilting in a salad?

I would dry the lettuce leaves with a paper towel and, as you did, put a bottle of dressing to put on it at the moment he eats it. I suppose his lunch box is not too cold either as this could harm the lettuce as in frost bite. I hope this helps. Happy posting!!!

Hello rosepedal. Most of salads starts wilting after some time coz we first add salt to it. Salt added first will start converting into salty water which makes any salad taste bad. Don't add salt before in salad, you can add it along with dressing bottle while your hubby eats .

My suggestion would be to use romaine lettuce which stands up to the heat and keeps crisp longer than some of the other varieties. When you wash the lettuce I would suggest doing two rinses, one with a little hydrogen peroxide in the water and another with a little vinegar in the rinse water. This kills most of the bacteria and that is what causes a salad to get icky. Then shake the water off well and/or pat it dry with a towel before packing. You don't want to mix the salad before packing it either, but wrap the lettuce by itself and keep the dressing separate. If you are giving him chopped celery, tomatoes, onions, etc., they go in their own bowl and then he can add the lettuce and toss it himself just before eating. That way it won't get soggy. It is the same with sandwiches. When I pack a sandwich, I always put the tomato slices and lettuce in a separate package and add them just before eating.

hi rosepedal64 the only thing I can think of is that the lettuce may have been damp when you put it in his lunch,with the dressing separate,it should have stayed crisp. try patting it dry with paper toweling, maybe that would help. If his lunch box is insulated it should have stayed cool.Usually heat or water or a combo of both makes lettuce get limp. I can't think of anything else unless the lettuce just wasn't that crisp to start out with.

The best suggestion that I can give you is to get a salad spinner. That way, before you put the salad together, you can spin the lettuce to get all of the extra moisture out of it. Then, when you put the salad together it should stay good and fresh for a longer period of time. The other thought is to keep it in a refrigerator, but it sounds like that isn't really an option. I've used a salad spinner for a while with my lettuce and it really does make it stay good for a lot longer than it would otherwise.

make it separate, don't mix it altogether. put the lettuce together with ice water, ify our husband don't mind to be a bit bother