How to Properly Store Salad: Shelf Life Depends on Ingredients
Salads must be kept in the refrigerator, otherwise they cannot be eaten in the evening.
If you violate storage standards, you can get gastrointestinal upset and other health problems.
It turns out that some salads are a favorable environment for the reproduction of toxic microorganisms.
Therefore, such dishes should be kept in the refrigerator at a temperature of 3 to 6 degrees Celsius.
How long can salads be stored?
The shelf life of the salad depends on the ingredients. It is important to know that mayonnaise dressing accelerates the process of bacterial reproduction.
A dish of cheese and boiled vegetables with poultry or smoked meats can be stored for 18 hours.
But if this dish is seasoned, it is not recommended to eat this product after 12 hours.
Seafood without seasoning is stored for only 12 hours. Pickles, marinades and fermented ingredients can be stored for 36 hours.
Canned ingredients and boiled eggs in the salad can be stored for six hours.
