How to Wash Salad With White Vinegar to Save Water.
A salad that comes out of the field is much better than a salad in a bag.
But when you buy a salad full of soil (and bugs), washing it can take a lot of time and a lot of water.
Yet cleaning the salad and saving water at the same time is possible.
The trick to saving water when washing your salad is to simply use White vinegar.
How to do
1. Fill a container with cold water.
2. Add half a glass of white vinegar.
3. Cut off the base of your salad and remove the damaged leaves.
4. Dip your salad in the water.
5. Mix well.
6. Let it soak for a minute.
7. Place your salad in the salad basket of your spinner (or colander).
8. Rinse it one last time with clean water.
9. Wring it out.
Results
And there you have it, you've cleaned up your salad without wasting a lot of water :-)
Now you know how to properly clean a salad with vinegar! This is particularly useful for washing the mash, for example.
And, white vinegar is effective for washing all vegetables.
Why it works
It is the acidity of white vinegar that makes all the little insects leave.
This clever trick is very effective in getting the insects off your salad leaves right away.
By using white vinegar from the 1st cleaning, your salad is clean more quickly which saves water.
This tip white vinegar is very convenient for washing the salad and save tens of liters of water.
Clean and rinse your salad well, without consuming a lot of liters of water, so it's possible!
Your turn...
Did you try that grandma's tip for washing the salad? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to hear from you!
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23 Magical Uses of White Vinegar Everyone Should Know.
The Best Tip for Keeping Salad Fresh and Crunchy for a Week.
