I like to have salads. I don’t always bring lunch as often as I’d like or don’t feel like bringing a salad in the morning. I buy salad with the intention of using it.
Now there’s a problem with biting lettuce as a single guy: it only lasts a week before it liquidifies. That’s what I call when spinach goes bad. It just gets all wet and stinky. Other lettuce turns brown.
When I bought a bag of spinach, I thought it was odd: they come with moisture already in the bag.
You can judge whether or not that is evil corporate America forcing some planned spoilage or if it’s just what happens when spinach is in a bag with no air.
I figured the moisture probably causes earlier spoilage, so I decided to try a little experiment – dry it out.
Get a new towel, lay out the leafs, and gently pad it until you feel like it’s good.
Then separate it into individual containers. This is also nice because you have one per day and you can grab and go. If you have other grab and go items, they may pair with your salad (like chicken or berries).
Overall, this has been a new process with which I’ve been happy.
