Before the winter season arrives, most of us prefer to cook quick and fresh dishes instead of super elaborate winter dishes that can wait a little longer.
Fresh salads are still very popular, despite the drop in temperatures. Lettuce, rocket or nasturtium, these salads are all the rage these days. They are generally served with eggs, vegetables, fish or pieces of fruit.
However, the problem arises when it comes to storing lettuce. How to store it to keep it fresh for longer? Discover an essential tip that you can’t do without.
How to store salad to keep it fresh and crunchy for weeks?
If you are a salad enthusiast, you know that lettuce does not like high temperatures. In other words, if you don’t store your lettuce properly during the warmer months, it’s likely to turn brown and wilt within a few days.
Whether it’s romaine or iceberg lettuce, lettuce needs to be stored in the right conditions to stay fresh and crisp for longer. And this brilliant solution from Mike of Kitchen Tips Online is even more amazing because it defies all other advice with a shelf life of up to 3 weeks.
In one video, Mike posed the following problem: “What causes lettuce to turn brown or wilt very quickly? The answer is ethylene gas, produced naturally by lettuce and other plants. Because of this gas, it decomposes immediately.”
To prevent ethylene from spreading everywhere, the expert found a brilliant solution: wrapping the lettuce in transparent film to protect it from other sources of gas. This delays the decomposition process of the vegetable.
So, once you have purchased the lettuce, put it in an airtight bag and close it tightly after removing the quantity you want to eat. This way, you can store lettuce for up to 3 weeks without it turning brown or wilting.
Finally, place the bag containing the lettuce in the container usually reserved for fruit and vegetables. Here the temperatures are lower and the lettuce keeps for longer.
And so, thanks to these little tips, you now know how to have fresh and crunchy salads even after 3 weeks.