Can I freeze lettuce? We make green smoothies. I'd like to save money by freezing our garden lettuce.?

Question

Can I freeze lettuce? We make green smoothies. I'd like to save money by freezing our garden lettuce.?

Answer 1

ha ha... no you cant!!!....

try it and you'll see ...

its an unusable mess....

the texture gets destroyed

and the taste?...

well its bad...

just use fresh produce.

I hope your using a good lettuce and not iceburg

for your smoothies....

have a great day!....

Answer 2

If you're just using it for making smoothies, yeah, I don't see why not.  But don't plan on using the lettuce for anything else.  Lettuce has such a high water content and is so fragile that the ice crystals that form will crush the leaves.  

Answer 3

Never tried it.  I am guessing it would be okay if you are using it for smoothies.  

Answer 4

i think its ok to freeze lettuce since you are going to make it as a smoothie. besides, they don't really have a high water content.

i am sure its fine.

Answer 5

you can freeze it with no problems, chop the leaves up a little bit so they will use less space.

but suppose it is understood that you never will be able to male a salad out of them once you defrost it.