Ideas for keeping your salad fresh?

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joowelz
joowelz Posts: 170 Member
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Anyone have tips on how to properly store your salads? I buy the kale antioxidant salad kit and find it goes slimy several days before the expiry date. The bag costs $7 so it makes me mad!

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  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
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    I've always put my greens in a bowl in the fridge with a damp paper towel over top, which keeps them from wilting.

    I did stop buying bigger packages though because they just don't keep very long.
  • afoley5
    afoley5 Posts: 2 Member
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    Same putting in a Tupperware bowl keeps mine a lot longer
  • joowelz
    joowelz Posts: 170 Member
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    @cnbbnc Thanks! Is humidity good for salad? I always adjust my fridge's fruits and veggies shelf on "low humidity."
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
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    The closer you keep it to living conditions the better. Damp, cool but with good air circulation. The number one way I enjoy vegetables is to eat them fresh so I buy small and buy often.

    The only exception are the root vegetables and cabbage. They are practically indestructible.

    https://www.wdrake.com/buy-lettuce-storage-bag-344521
  • Rushgirl82
    Rushgirl82 Posts: 223 Member
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    Yup like someone else mentioned. Put it in a bowl with papertowl on top. Lasts much longer!

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