Ever since I can remember, I have enjoyed crispy classic French butter lettuce with a vinaigrette ... The vinegar will burn ...

Buy lettuces that look bright, firm and crisp, with leaves that are not starting to brown at the edges and show no sign of slime or insect damage. Although lettuces are available virtually year ...

It's also important to pick through the salad itself and discard any fixings that look overly wilted or have begun to brown, since finding mushy lettuce in your delicious romaine and corn salad ...

Store most lettuces loosely wrapped in a plastic bag in the salad drawer of the refrigerator. However, once wilted, lettuce will not recover even in the fridge. Most need to be used within a ...