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What to do with spring onions?

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  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,339 Forumite
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    ive mrged this with our spring onions thread ;)

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  • miss_emmajane
    miss_emmajane Posts: 663 Forumite
    Hi,

    I have a quick question about how to be OS with spring onions. They are cheap from Aldi so I always get a bunch for the week ahead yet by Wednesday they are already looking really sad for themselves ... is there any way around this? I store them in the fridge veg box :(
  • nodwah
    nodwah Posts: 1,742 Forumite
    I keep mine in a glass of water tho they do sprout a bit - doesn't bother me!
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  • rosie383
    rosie383 Posts: 4,981 Forumite
    Depends what you use them for. I would wash and chop half the bunch and freeze them. Lovely for champ!
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  • macma
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    clean,trim and wrap in plastic bag in the fridge.
  • miss_emmajane
    miss_emmajane Posts: 663 Forumite
    edited 15 February 2012 at 1:50PM
    nodwah wrote: »
    I keep mine in a glass of water tho they do sprout a bit - doesn't bother me!

    I do that with mine when I just have the bud left, they grow into full new spring onions :D Don't know why I didn't think to do that when I bought them ....
  • CH27
    CH27 Posts: 5,531 Forumite
    I use them in salads, stirfries, pasta sauces & stews.

    I buy loads when they are on offer & chop the & freeze them.
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  • mrsb83_2
    mrsb83_2 Posts: 914 Forumite
    I've never found the solution to this and pay more for the packed ones.

    I use a lot of spring onions and it does add up, but it's better for me to pay a bit more and them be fresh when I want to use them than buy a cheap bunch and them wilt on me.
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  • miss_emmajane
    miss_emmajane Posts: 663 Forumite
    mrsb83 wrote: »
    I've never found the solution to this and pay more for the packed ones.

    I use a lot of spring onions and it does add up, but it's better for me to pay a bit more and them be fresh when I want to use them than buy a cheap bunch and them wilt on me.

    Sorry if this sounds obvious - but what are the packed ones?
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    This thread has more suggestions for making them last longer:

    How do you store spring onions?

    I'll add this thread to that one later to keep the suggestions together.

    Pink
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