lovely lettuce from my organic produce box
I know. I have been absent from this blog for…, well, ever. But I’m back and I intend to update regularly from now on (sounds like a broken record – I’m aware of it!). I have been busy in the kitchen though, and now I’ll start sharing some of my ventures.
As a soft start to the bloggorama I’m going to share my tip for keeping lettuce fresh for really long. Surprisingly long. Everybody who has tried the method (which I have off course been promoting shamelessly) are amazed! This method was given to me by my lovely friend from Paris, who has the great fortune of having a nanny that also happens to wash and prepare all her vegetables for her, and it was this very nanny who brought this piece of wisdom into their household. I have a feeling that after this grand intro I can only crash and burn…. It is after all very, very simple. But groundbreaking (to me, that is)! And what’s best of all you don’t need any gadgets. You just need a kitchen towel (that has been washed in mild, environmentally friendly detergent). And the lettuce. And water for rinsing. And an optional colander!
- Pluck the leaves from the lettuce and rinse them (and rinse them good – organic lettuce is usually quite dirty – not to mention home to a lot of insects and snails)and shake them dry
- Place them in a layer on the kitchen towel (for larger heads of lettuce you might need two kitchen towels).
- Roll the kitchen towel with the lettuce leaves tightly into a sausage
- Stuff it in the fridge
Lettuce spread on kitchen towel
in the process of rolling
eureka!
That’s it. And whenever you need a couple of lettuce leaves – just take your kitchen towel sausage out of the fridge. I’m telling you it stays crispy and fresh! I’ve kept lettuce in the fridge like this for up to a week with no problems. And I always used to be frustrated that my big heads of lettuce that I get every Friday in my organic produce box would already be soft and wilted on Saturday. So hurrah for my lovely friend in Paris and her lovely nanny!
