I have a problem with lettuce. I am simply horrible about using it within the first five days that it's in my house. Seriously, it's an issue. I hate wasting food, but once my greens go sad and limp it's all over — or is it?
Reader's Digest (among several other places around the interwebs) tells us that by soaking your greens in a bowl of cold water that's been combined with 1/2 a cup of lemon juice, your greens will be good as new.
It's a tip worth trying although water alone is enough to plump up some greens, we're curious to see if the lemon juice gives it an extra boost. Have you tried this in the past? Let us know in the comments below!
Read More: Make Soggy Lettuce Crisp from Reader's Digest
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Limp lettuce can also be thrown into smoothies or sauteed. Lettuce doesn't always have to be part of a raw salad.
I always find that soaking lettuce in a bowl of cold water works just fine. No lemon needed.
I've not done this with lemon, but I revive my lettuce with a bowl of ice water + a glug of white vinegar mixed in. Ah, the uses of white vinegar!
Merci beaucoup for these tips - like you, I'm terrible about tending to my lettuce until it seems past the point of no return. I'd rather eat it than compost it!
I find soaking greens in room temperature water then icy water crisps them up much better than very cold water alone. I remember seeing something about warmer water being easier to be drawn into the leaves? Never have any issues getting it looking healthy again with this method, lemon juice seems unnecessary...
in the two big chain restaurants i've worked at, after chopping we soak the lettuce and salad mix for 20 min in ice cold water. doing that makes the lettuce crisp and last for 2 days or more cut.at home i've used a splash of vinegar. not sure if it worked better than without-never did a side by side compare..