How to wash lettuce: warm water and no chlorine

A quarter of an hour of soaking is enough to be safe. And wash it only before eating, otherwise it loses its freshness.

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HOW TO WASH SALAD

How do you wash the salad we eat so much? The Istituto Zooprofilattico delle Venezie, in a study conducted on a sample of 300 families, discovered that 18 percent of consumers do not wash either vegetables or fruitThis is a serious mistake, especially since washing lettuce, as you'll discover by reading these 5 tips, is actually very simple. On the other hand, a significant percentage of people wash their lettuce with chlorine-based disinfectant. This is overkill and wasteful. In reality, washing lettuce, like all vegetables, is a very simple task that should always be done before eating it.

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HOW TO WASH SALAD PROPERLY

  • Warm water. The water used to rinse the chopped lettuce leaves should be lukewarm. Use a bowl and add a couple of teaspoons of baking soda. It's more effective than vinegar and has the advantage of being tasteless: in fact, it's an excellent natural product for cleaning the refrigerator.
  • Soaking time. Soak the lettuce for no more than 15-20 minutes. Then scrub with your hand and rinse well. Remove any dark or wilted leaves.
  • Don't use chlorine.  It is an excessive, unmotivated and unnecessarily expensive solution. A waste. Furthermore, chlorine changes the flavor of salad.
  • Wash only before eating. Salad should be washed before eating it: it will not keep well in the refrigerator if it has been washed.
  • To dry it. To dry effectively, use a colander or paper towels. In just a few minutes, the salad will be ready to dress and serve.

HOW OFTEN SHOULD SALAD BE WASHED?

How often should you wash lettuce? Only once, and before eating. You don't have to be obsessive or overly careful about washing lettuce.saladOnce you've bought it, even if it's in a sealed bag, the salad should be soaked for washing a quarter of an hour before dressing it. If you do this more often, perhaps before putting it in the refrigerator, you only risk seeing it deteriorate or go moldy.

HOW TO CLEAN SALAD

The cleaning of thesalad It's very simple, but it shouldn't be overlooked, as not all of the bush you've purchased is edible. Again, it's best to act at the last minute, before washing it.
There are three operations to be done:
  • Remove dry, withered or rotten leaves
  • Also remove the bottom, with a simple knife
  • Remove the inner core with a knife, after having cut the inner core in two parts.

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