To wash or not to wash – that is the question: what to do with store-bought salad
Popular among health food enthusiasts, salad in plastic packaging often does not require washing before consumption – at least, that’s what the manufacturers claim.
And indeed, the greens look fresh, as if they were picked from the garden just a few hours ago.
However, rather than blindly trusting the “Ready to Eat” label on the package, we still recommend that you spend a few minutes washing the lettuce to be absolutely sure that you have gotten rid of traces of fertilizers, growth stimulants and other chemicals, as well as any remaining soil and sand.
In this article we will tell you how to wash salad correctly.
To begin, the greens should be placed in ice water for a few minutes.
After this “bath”, wait a little while until the leaves dry, and rinse them under cold running water for 1-2 minutes.
Wait a little while again until the lettuce is dry, and dip it in water one last time – warm this time – thoroughly rinsing each leaf.
This method should be used if the salad dish is intended for children and people with poor health, while for healthy adults it is enough to thoroughly wash the salad under running water at room temperature.
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