Washing lettuce/salad leaves without them getting drowned !

Cat72

OK Im going to sound a right idiot but here goes.I have mastered slow cooking, breadmaking, muffins etc and all due to old style board.However what I cant get the hang of is washing lettuce /salad leaves.I buy the packs of them and read you should wash them first.I put them in a drainer and rinse them with water under the tap, then soak with paper towels.However they are always totally soaking & end up soggy .Please help there must be a better proper way ? thanks

Bobbykins

Hi Cat, I dunk mine in a bowl full of water, strain it off in a colander or seive, and then comes the FUN,FUN,FUN bit..................give it a shake, then tip the whole lot into a clean dry tea towel. Pick up the corners of the towel so it's all enclosed then play windmills! Whizz the whole lot round and round in the air and all the water comes out! (BTW, I usually stand at the back door with my arm sticking out to do this, otherwise I end up mopping the floor every time!):rotfl: :rotfl:

troll35

Aldi were doing a salad spinner a week or two ago for under a fiver. Our local one still had some at the weekend. They work very well.

Smashing

I don't wash them.

I know, my legs are going to fall due to pesticides - it's only a matter of time.

DawnW

use a cheap salad spinner - I got mine from a pound shop years ago, and it is still going strong.

yellowmonkey

Go with the salad spinner. Kids love it as well. Tell them its a helicopter and they have to make it fly. Advantage,crisp,clean salad. Disadvantage. DD's with forearms like Popeye. God they take after their mother:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

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Skintmama

I use a salad spinner. My last one coped for ten years with daily use........I have just replaced it with a nice sturdy M&S one which I can recommend. It was about ten pounds but is robust and grips the countertop too for easy spinning!
Those salad bags are not cheap. I feel I save money by having the spinner because it is so easy and quick to wash and prepare the various leaves in it. This means I buy whole lettuce and bunches of watercress etc.
If we are feeling lazy about washing up I serve straight from it too.
The tea towel method also works although today the salad would come in wetter than when it went out!

thriftlady_2

Salad spinners are brilliant

Gingham_Ribbon

Any other salad spinner recommendations? I am sick of washing individual spinach leaves! (Otherwise they always end up still gritty!)

Linda32

I use a salad spinner too. They do work well

moanymoany

I have used a salad spinner for years - when my last one broke I couldn't find one in the shops so went to a local charity shop and had a choice of three. One was new and in it's box. We bought that for £1.

Its great for all leaves. Clean and dry.:D