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Stale Salad? THE Magic Trick To Give It Some Crunch.

Stale Salad? THE Magic Trick To Give It Some Crunch.

Forgot a salad in the fridge?

So she's sulking a bit and she's all faded?

Above all, do not throw it away even if it is a little faded!

Luckily, there's a simple trick to salvaging a wilted salad and restoring its crunchiness.

The trick is to immerse it in a hot, then cold bath to create a thermal shock. Watch:

Stale Salad? THE Magic Trick To Give It Some Crunch.

Contents
  • What you need
  • How to
  • Result
  • Why does it work?

What you need

- 2 basins

- white vinegar

- ice cubes

- hot water

How to

1. Put hot water in a basin.

2. Dip the lettuce in it for ten seconds.

3. Fill the other basin with water.

4. Add 1/2 glass of white vinegar and a few ice cubes in it.

5. Immerse the salad in this second bath.

6. Drain the salad as normal.

Result

Stale Salad? THE Magic Trick To Give It Some Crunch.

And There you go ! Your withered salad is plumped up and has regained its crunch :-)

Easy, fast and efficient, right?

It's still better than putting it in the trash!

If you have a sink with two bowls, no basins are needed.

It works for all varieties of salads:lettuce, escarole, endive, oak leaf, batavia and arugula.

But it also works for withered herbs.

Why does it work?

Hot and cold water create a thermal shock which "enlivens" the salad.

The leaves are swollen and well hydrated. They regain all their crunchiness.

The white vinegar makes the leaves of the lettuce shine.