Tammy Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 My salad wilts and gets yucky after only 2 or 3 days in the fridge..... I do have a food saver....but that is too much trouble each time you open the darn thing.... Anyone have a contraption for keeping salad fresh? Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 My salad wilts and gets yucky after only 2 or 3 days in the fridge..... Salad or lettuce? What kind of salad or lettuce? I'm a lettuce freak. Post and I'll try to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 I eat the one with more leafy greens.....like the Spring Mix...that has Romaine, Tango, Radicchio greens. I like spinach in my salad too. Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philothea Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Keeping mine in a salad spinner seems to help, I have had lettuce stay good as long as 3-5 days, but it might depend on how fresh it was when I bought it too. But I think it does prolong it's life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin in Tx Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Have you tried those green produce bags? I've had pretty good luck with them. I think the bagged salads are almost too dry. I have even better luck when I rinse and spin them in a salad spinner and then store them, probably because it gives the greens a "drink". Maybe try dampening a paper towel and tossing it in the bag? After rinsing and spinning salad, I layer it while still barely damp with paper towels in the green bags (or tupperware bowls), and that has always produced my very best results. Just enough moisture to keep the greens hydrated, with something to absorb any excess dampness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 We eat a lot of salad. Those bagged lettuces don't last long for me no matter what I do. So, I buy cello packs of romaine - either the huge ones at Sam's or a 3 pack. I chop up the romaine and add all kinds of chopped veggies. I store it in a huge pottery mixing bowl. With just saran wrap on top. The pottery breathes somehow and it lasts for 4-5 days - stays very fresh. If I made the same exact salad and stored in it a large rubbermaid container it rots almost immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAR120C Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I've had tremendously bad luck with bagged salads, no matter what I do with them. And they're expensive. So we switched to just buying the lettuce and spinach whole, running them through the salad spinner and then keeping them in there. The unwashed greens stay fresh for quite a while in the regular produce bags in the vegetable drawer of the fridge, and the washed greens in the salad spinner stay fresh for at least 3-5 days themselves... and as they run out in the spinner, we replenish from the vegetable drawer. I've managed to get more than a week out of them this way and at easily half the price. Honestly when we switched back to whole heads of lettuce (usually leaf lettuce, sometimes romaine -- not iceberg) and spinach, I was shocked at how crunchy they were. I really hadn't realized how wilty the bagged lettuces were even the day we bought them! I don't know if it's something in how they're processed or if they've sat around longer than we know.... but I'm completely off bagged salad now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Tupperware has a wonderful product called FridgeSmart for keeping produce fresh and good. Their fridgesmart keeps romaine lettuce good about two weeks for me. If I don't get around to putting it in the container right away and it gets a bit wilted, I can put it in the container and it will crisp right back up as good as new. They have a couple different sizes of rectanular ones. I use the largest for romaine. They also have a round one that's good for iceburg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 I will have to check them out.....THANKS! Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 I saw some reviews on those green bags.....and they didn't do so great with lettuce. They did a good job with peppers and carrots....but that was all, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I eat the one with more leafy greens.....like the Spring Mix...that has Romaine, Tango, Radicchio greens. I like spinach in my salad too. For me, the secret is tucking one or two dry paper towels between the greens and the plastic bag. I change them every day or two. The lettuce respires and moisture builds up, condenses, leads to rot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 We eat a lot of salad. Those bagged lettuces don't last long for me no matter what I do. So, I buy cello packs of romaine - either the huge ones at Sam's or a 3 pack. I chop up the romaine and add all kinds of chopped veggies. I store it in a huge pottery mixing bowl. With just saran wrap on top. The pottery breathes somehow and it lasts for 4-5 days - stays very fresh. If I made the same exact salad and stored in it a large rubbermaid container it rots almost immediately. :iagree: Except I just use a zipper bag for the chopped up lettuce. Premade bagged salads don't taste as good or last as long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin in Tx Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 They don't do as well with lettuce unless you put paper towels in there with them to absorb the moisture. Otherwise, you are right... they are best suited for crisp items, not leafy ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faline Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Tupperware has a wonderful product called FridgeSmart for keeping produce fresh and good. Their fridgesmart keeps romaine lettuce good about two weeks for me. If I don't get around to putting it in the container right away and it gets a bit wilted, I can put it in the container and it will crisp right back up as good as new. They have a couple different sizes of rectanular ones. I use the largest for romaine. They also have a round one that's good for iceburg. I agree that FridgeSmart containers are wonderful. I just can't get over how long my spinach and lettuce stays crisp in those things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Those bagged salads are packed full of CO2 so they will stay looking fresh. Small wonder they go bad quickly when you open the packet! :) Rosie- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 After washing the lettuce and spinning it, I put it in a bowl, cover it with a paper towel, put the lid on and flip the bowl upside down. Stays fresh for me. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevadaRabbit Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I love Romaine. I get the pack of 3 Romaine hearts and wash just one at a time, wrapping the washed leaves in a paper towel and storing them in a baggie. It stays fresh and crisp for several days. The bagged salad, IMHO, is not worth the expense. I find it rots within a couple of days. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I love Romaine. I get the pack of 3 Romaine hearts and wash just one at a time, wrapping the washed leaves in a paper towel and storing them in a baggie. It stays fresh and crisp for several days. The bagged salad, IMHO, is not worth the expense. I find it rots within a couple of days. :P This is what we get. I don't wash it when we get it; just just store it in the bag it comes in, rip off as much as we need for a meal and wash it then. Stays fresh for several days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Tupperware has a wonderful product called FridgeSmart for keeping produce fresh and good. Their fridgesmart keeps romaine lettuce good about two weeks for me. If I don't get around to putting it in the container right away and it gets a bit wilted, I can put it in the container and it will crisp right back up as good as new. They have a couple different sizes of rectanular ones. I use the largest for romaine. They also have a round one that's good for iceburg. :iagree: I've been using the Tupperware FridgeSmart containers for about 7 years and I absolutely love them. We've had limp celery crisp back up after being stored in the FridgeSmart containers. The one thing to make sure of is to not pack lettuce or other greens in it very tightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magistramom Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 The best "thing" to do is to unwrap your lettuce from any plastic wrap. Once this is done, do not wash until you are ready to use the leaves - then tear off ONLY the portions you want to use. Wrap the remaining lettuce in paper towels. Now, the MOST important "thing" to do, is to learn how to control the humidity controls in your veggie drawers. You will have instant success keeping lettuce and other veggies/fruits once you get this figured out. It is the reason they were invented - and people don't usually take the time to learn how to work the controls. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partyof5 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 :iagree: We got a lot of lettuce every week from our CSA and sometimes couldn't consume it all before getting more. Fridge Smart saved us and often keeps it fresh for a couple WEEKS! My parents use bagged salads sometimes and they borrow my Fridge smart for this. Just dry it a bit first and put it in. Lasts much longer for them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Another vote for Fridge Smart. Marvellous things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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