Romaine lettuce can remain fresh for more than one month (Image: Getty) Lettuce is such a great leafy vegetable that compliments the best of sandwiches, salads and burgers. Topping tuna, bacon, or sausage sandwiches with lettuce adds an element of earthy flavour and elevates a simple butty into more posh nosh. An essential base for most salads, lettuce is a key ingredient for a multitude of dishes, which is why you don't want to discover a soggy and wilting one in the fridge.

Thankfully, there is a simple way to enhance the longevity and freshness of romaine lettuce , to be precise, with a key food storage hack . function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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