What are the different salad greens?

Table of Contents:

1. What are the different salad greens?
2. What is the most popular dressing for salad?
3. How can you ensure that salad greens will Crisp?
4. How should salad greens be stored?
5. How do you clean and store greens?
6. How do you disinfect salad greens?

What are the different salad greens?

9 Common Types of Salad Greens

• Green Leaf or Red Leaf Lettuce. These two types of lettuce are packed with bright leafy flavor. ...
• Arugula. Arugula has a peppery bite to its lacy and delicate leaves. ...
• Napa Cabbage. ...
• Bibb, Butter, or Boston Lettuce. ...
• Frisee & Chicory. ...
• Escarole. ...
• Romaine. ...
• Iceberg.

What is the most popular dressing for salad?

Ranch

How can you ensure that salad greens will Crisp?

Make sure to add a few paper towels to absorb excess moisture and replace the paper towels every few days if they get too damp. Keep in mind that even if you do everything right, your lettuce may wilt a bit. Crisp it up by soaking cut lettuce in ice water for a few minutes. Then, spin dry as you normally would.

How should salad greens be stored?

The best way to protect and prolong the life of your greens is by storing them in a large container lined with damp—not dry, but not sopping—paper towels. “If you wrap the leaves in a totally dry paper towel, the moisture from the leaves will be absorbed more quickly, and the leaves dry out,” says Ayoob.

How do you clean and store greens?

How to wash and store leafy greens:

1. Wash Greens. Place leafy greens in a large bowl and fill with cold water. ...
2. Pull the greens out. Slowly lift the greens out of the bowl and place them on a double layer of paper towel (about 3-4 squares length.) ...
3. Remove excess water. ...
4. Dry. ...
5. Store.

How do you disinfect salad greens?

To clean salad greens, first fill a large basin with cold water—your kitchen sink or a large bowl. Before washing heads of lettuce, remove any damaged outer leaves and cut off the stem ends. Separate the leaves, dropping them into the water, and swish them around with your hands.