Keep Your Greens Fresh (Daily Dish)

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Registered: 04-01-2004
Keep Your Greens Fresh (Daily Dish)
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Sun, 06-27-2004 - 6:38am







How to Keep Your Greens Fresh







(Published 6/27/04) If your greens are going brown before you eat them, then either you're buying old greens or they're sitting in your refrigerator too long. When picking leafy greens at the market, choose whole heads of lettuces, mustard greens, escarole, and romaine instead of "salad in a bag" varieties. You'll save money and they'll last longer. (The exception is spinach, which may cost more whole than bagged due to the weight of the stems and dirt they usually contain). In any case, greens need air—it's the lack of air that accelerates rusting and rot. To prolong the life of your salad greens, keep them upright, if possible, and in perforated bags. Some storage-bag makers now sell perforated bags that allow air and moisture in and out. But to make your own, put your greens in a sealable plastic bag and make multiple stabs with a small, thin knife to enable circulation.

                         


     

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sun, 06-27-2004 - 10:40pm

Great info here!


Susan :)

 

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Sun, 06-27-2004 - 10:57pm
Yup yup yup! This is what I do, and my greens last until I'm done eating them. I wash and dry it well (important to dry!) and put in a big Ziploc freezer bag then stab with a knife to make air holes. Dh says, "Now what did that poor lettuce ever do to you?" LOL
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 06-28-2004 - 8:41am

Do you air dry on counter or with paper towels?


Susan :)

 

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Mon, 06-28-2004 - 12:26pm
I use a salad spinner. The OXO brand. If you don't have one, I'd highly recommend it! I use it ALL the time since I eat so much salad.