How do i make these vegetables last long?
By Archie0
@Archie0 (5654)
February 1, 2013 1:38am CST
Hi everyone. I am in the super market and i have bought like 4 bunches of Lettuce, 3 stalks of leeks and a bunch of Asparagus(i love asparagus), some sage leaves, 2 bunches of broccoli, and so on everything i needed to put into my salad and cooking. I got a whole lot of them, because the supermarket is very far from my place and i cannot afford so much time to go there every other day. So i was thinking if anyone can help me or tell me how can i make all these vegetables last at least a week or more so that i can go every 10 days to the super market for these vegetables. I know lettuce stays like 2 to almost 3 weeks in my refrigerator but what about the others? Happy Weekend
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@topffer (42155)
• France
1 Feb 13
It is not recommended to keep lettuce and broccoli more than 1 week in the fridge, although you can keep them a bit more. Leeks can be kept at least 2 weeks, so there is no problem with them. The main difficulty is with asparagus : eat them first or put them in the freezer, as they don't stay fresh more than 2/3 days in a refrigerator.
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@topffer (42155)
• France
1 Feb 13
Because a lettuce starts to get damaged after 1 week. I read a tip to keep them 2 weeks in a refrigerator but I never tried : to wash and drain them, and put them in a closed tupperware box in the fridge.
You can keep asparagus 1 year in a freezer. They are as good as fresh ones if you prepare them boiled in salted water. The tip is to put them frozen in boiling water -- don't defrost them first --.
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@jenny1015 (13359)
• Philippines
1 Feb 13
You need to wash the vegetables thoroughly and let it dry completely before storing them. The best way to store them is to put it in a vacuum pack. That should stay long enough until you can use it in three week's time.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
2 Feb 13
hi I usually wash and dry ther vbeggies then put ehmn in my crisper drawer,using tghe most perishible ones like lettuce and broccoli first. and asparagus yoi can put hem in plastic bags bu t I usu ally do not.
