Green & Leafy Vegetables

The easiest way to wash leafy green vegetables is to put them in a sink or large container of cold water. Remove stems by twisting or cutting the leaves just above stem line and immerse them in water. Spinach should be washed as soon as you buy it and thoroughly rinsed.

When cleaning green vegetables, add a handful of salt to the second water. The sand from the vegetables will sink to the bottom of the pan so another rinsing will make vegetables thoroughly clean.

To keep green leafy vegetables fresh for a week discard the stalk and store only the leafy portions in a steel container in the fridge. Ensure that the leaves are completely dry.

Always keep mint and corriander leaves seperately whether in the refrigerator or not, they keep longer this way than when stored together