You want to enjoy your greens at their freshest, so it's important to know how to store lettuce properly. At its best, lettuce tastes fresh, bright, and nourishing—the perfect vehicle for punchy dressings and the ideal accompaniment for a rich meal. However, because lettuce has a high wat...
storage tips that will help keep lettuce fresh for much longer. We found tricks for storing lettuce, and other leafy greens, in the plastic clamshells as well as tricks for storing heads of lettuce. So we put them both to the test to see if they really do work topreserve your lettuce....
We all know how easy it is to rip open a bag of lettuce for a pre-dinner salad, but what if fresh lettuce was just as easy and tasted much better? That would be great, right? Today, we will show you how to take whole heads of lettuce from the grocery store or farmers market ...
Find out how to store iceberg, romaine, spinach and other lettuces so they stay fresh for as long as possible.
The best way to store asparagus is under refrigeration, wrapped in a damp paper towel, or you can steep them in a glass of ice water. Before storing them in the refrigerator, fresh heads of lettuce should be thoroughly rinsed with water. The leaves should be dried before being placed in ...
Lettuce and Other Leafy Greens Parsley Peas Peppers Squash Sweet Potatoes Watermelon Fastest to Slowest Spoilers You can enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables with just a single weekly trip to the supermarket, with proper storage and a little planning. The key is eating...
Looseleaf lettuce is one of the easiest plants to grow. It’s also speedy and produces large heads within 5 to 6 weeks. Oakleaf I plant oakleaf leaves as leaf lettuces, frequently picking from my plants while they expand. If they are allowed to mature and develop, they’ll eventually ...
Store herbs either placed in a damp paper towel in a sealed bag in the fridge, or snip the ends, remove any dead pieces and place in a few inches of fresh water (be sure to not let the leaves sit in the water or they will rot). Change the water daily and store away from sunligh...
How to braise-sauté peas Shell green peas, about 3 pounds. Wash a head of leaf lettuce but do not dry it. Melt a stick of unsalted butter in a 2 to 3-quart saucepan then cover the bottom of the pan with damp lettuce leaves. Put the peas on top of the lettuce and sprinkle with...
How to store tender salad greens and lettuces Yourtender fresh greens, like arugula, baby spinach, mesclun, spring mix, and so on, are the most fragile category of vegetables, so it's best practice to eat them quickly once you have them, rather than let them sit around. It's always ...