Best supermarket baby leaf salad bags

Supermarket salad bags rarely match the diversity of leaves found on small farms, which can offer eight to 12 varieties. Most supermarket mixes contain just two to four types. Points were awarded for leaf diversity and, more importantly, flavour, with freshness and value also considered; transparency and provenance were generally limited, often reduced to a country of origin or generic labels such as “red and green lettuce”.

Best overall: G’s organic mixed leaves — £2.90 for 200g at Ocado (£1.45/100g) ★★★★☆. A decent variety of at least three unwashed leaves, with very sweet baby spinach and baby red and green batavia. The packet notes seasonal variation and this was the only organic (Soil Association-certified) mix in the test, grown in the UK and EU.

Best bargain: Aldi Nature’s Pick rocket & baby leaf salad — 89p for 90g at Aldi (99p/100g) ★★★★☆. A varied four-leaf bag of mizuna, baby spinach, lollo rosso (or similar) and rocket, offering a peppery, citrus and mustard twang from the rocket and mizuna. Really good value.

United Kingdom

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