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  1. UPDATE on 1/23/2025: Due to severe winter weather, leafy greens will NOT be available until further notice. We WILL have carrots, potatoes, onions, garlic, shallots, beets, and other root vegetables.
All About Salanova Lettuce

All About Salanova Lettuce

"It seems odd, but greens are hardier at baby size. Lettuces grown to full heads need more winter protection than tiny ones sown an inch or two apart, but we can go up until Christmas with the wonderful new Salanova lettuces, whose heads fall into small leaves when cut — saving you prep time in the kitchen."  - Barbara Damrosch

If you’d like to try something that’s considered a bit new to the market, Salanova lettuce is made up of small leaves that all attach at one point, providing a convenient way to make a tasty salad quickly without extra shredding and cutting. Another thing we like about this salad for Whitehurst Farms is that it can be grown all year long!


Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it. - Charles Dudley Warner

Five Fun Facts

  1. Salanova has three times more leaves than other lettuces.
  2. With just one cut, you can prepare an entire salad of bite-sized portions.
  3. Salanova may be found in different varieties of leaves: butterhead, oakleaf, lollo, crispy, and Batavia.
  4. Pick either red or green varieties for a colorful salad.
  5. About 100 grams of lettuce only has around 15 calories!

Nutrition Info

Salanova is a good source of:

  • Vitamin K
  • B9- Folate
  • Beta-Carotene
  • Iron

Besides providing necessary vitamins and minerals, salanova is a great source of dietary fiber and as it is made up of a great deal of water.

 

Benefits

Salanova can fight against cardiovascular diseases, age-related macular degeneration, Alzheimer's disease, and cancers. 

Cautions

Rinse lettuce well before eating to prevent e-coli, which can cause gastrointestinal symptoms.

Suggested Recipes

For the Kids and Kids-at-Heart

Download this activity page to play greens bingo!

Credits and thanks in addition to recipes and information linked above: Aessensegrows.com; EllsworthAmerican.com; Lovemysalad.com; Salanova.com; Specialtyproduce.com