Enjoying a large crisp salad is pretty much a universal lunch go-to.
The basic hack is simply to submerge lettuce in water.
Sounds easy enough, right?
Lettuce after being stored in water for five days.
Heres what we learned.
and place them in a container or jar with a lid.
Fill to the top with cool water, cover, and store in the fridge.
Lettuce stored in water for 10 days.
Does storing lettuce in water really keep it fresher, longer?
The image on the right shows the lettuce after 10 days.
If youre storing a head of lettuce, it should keep for 10 days and stay perfectly crisp.
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Should you try storing lettuce leaves in water to keep them fresh?
Its definitely worth giving this lettuce storage hack a try.
