How to Wash Lettuce
Washing lettuce is one of the easiest things to do and you would be surprised at what lands in the bottom of the bowl! First, chop off the stem and separate the leaves. Place the leaves in a bowl of cool water, leave them soak for a minute or two then shake them off. Place the leaves one at a time on a paper towel. If you are going to use them right away blot dry with more paper towels, if not roll in the paper towels and store in a plastic bag. Lettuce cleaned this way should last about a week.
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Buy a salad spinner! You can find them at home accessory stores. Basically, they are a bowl with a colander inside and a plunger. The cut up lettuce goes in; you run rinse water over it, life the colander out, drain the water, then press the plunger to spin the excess water off. Best thing I ever bought!
Don’t forget to wash the pre-washed lettuce too! Yuck, who knows where that’s been?
I use just a bit of salt in my rinse water. It acts like a mild abrasive.
If you don’t have a salad spinner you can you the hose on your sink to add a little umph to the washing.
Don’t let the lettuce dry at room temperature, it will go limp. Place lettuce in the refrigerator immediately after washing.
remove outer bigger leaves. slam the lettuce core down on counter. this makes for removing core easier. run cold water where core was. the water will run all through the lettuce. turn core side down to drain. sore in plastic bag or lettuce container.
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