I’ve tried many different ways to keep lettuce and spinach from spoiling without luck. Every time I’d go to make a nice yummy salad, my lettuce would be spoiled and there is nothing I hate more than soggy lettuce or spinach. It even smells bad!
One day, I stumbled on a method that has continued to work best for me over the years. The idea came about quite accidentally one day when I was cleaning out the kitchen cabinets. I came across this big, round tupperware container with a collander in it. I’m not even sure what it was for or why I had it.
I need the kitchen space and didn’t want to throw it away so I went to the fridge to see if there was something I could do with it. Ahh. The lettuce was just sitting there like a big lump on the shelf. I took the lettuce out of the bag and put it into the collander inside the container.
A few days later, expecting to find soggy lettuce, imagine my surprise when I found still crisp lettuce! One thing I noticed was that some condensation had built up on the inside of the lid and had ultimately dripped down the inside of the container creating a little puddle on the bottom. The saving grace was that since the lettuce was in the collander, this prevented the it from touching the water and spoiling quicker.
I removed the collander from the container. I emptied out the water. I then dried off the underside of the lid. Then I decided to put some paper towels on the bottom to catch any new water that would drip down there. I also put a piece of paper towel on top of the lettuce so it wouldn’t get wet from the buildup under the lid.
I have to say that I can store lettuce for a few weeks this way versus only a few days!
I’m sure there are other failsafe ways to keep lettuce longer in the fridge. What are some of the ways you keep your salad fresh?
Ciao for now!
Sunny Jo
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