A look in the refrigerator reveals: the lettuce is no longer fresh, the leaves are drooping.
Not very appetizing.
But with a trick it will be like new again!
Especially if you only do a bulk purchase once a week, you have to think carefully about when to process which foods so that nothing goes off.
Meat, vegetables and fruit need to be used up in good time so that they are fresh on the table.
Correct storage is important on the one hand.
Here you will find tips on what to store and how in the refrigerator *.
But sometimes you can't avoid it and the vegetables or salad wait a few days in vain to be used.
If you now know a few tricks to freshen them up, that's not a big problem.
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How long can lettuce keep?
Salad wilts very quickly and should therefore be bought as fresh as possible and processed quickly.
So that the salad stays crisp for as long as possible, you should store it correctly:
Wrap the lettuce in a damp kitchen towel or paper towel.
Store lettuce in the vegetable drawer at the bottom of the refrigerator.
But definitely not next to fruit and vegetables that ripen afterwards, such as apples and tomatoes, as these accelerate the ripening process!
Extra tip: If you put a few drops of lemon juice or vinegar on the kitchen paper or towel, the salad will keep for longer.
If stored correctly, lettuce will keep for two to three days in the refrigerator.
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With this tip, wilted lettuce will be crisp and fresh again
The good news: just because of a few withered leaves (read: soft and wrinkled), lettuce does not necessarily belong in the trash, but can often still be safely eaten.
There is a very simple trick to freshening up wilted (not spoiled!) Lettuce: fill a bowl with cold water and add a tablespoon of sugar.
Put the lettuce in the water for 10 minutes.
Then drain - and you have
crisp lettuce leaves
again
!
This trick works for most lettuce and lettuce, such as lettuce, romaine lettuce, and iceberg lettuce.
By the way, another method works for the small-leaf lamb's lettuce: Put it in lukewarm water without sugar for 30 minutes and then frighten it off briefly.
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