Spin Cycle: Lettuce

Now that you have some lettuce in your life, how to take care of it? Let’s start with the prep part.

• Remove any wilted, brown or slimy bits.
• Always wash in cool/ cold water. Go to the sink and either use a colander or swish it in a bowl (changing the water until it’s clear-a spinner will help you do both) and drain.
  
• Dry your lettuce – if you have a salad spinner (as in today’s illustration) have fun, but don’t spin the life out of it. You can also do the none-gadget thing and dry your leafy greens with a towel.
• Get it down to bite sized. There are two schools of thought: either tear along the natural lines of the leaf, preventing yellowing OR cut it with a sharp knife to avoid crushing the tender leaves. I guess this means that anything works!
• The drier the leaves, the easier time any dressing you use will be able to cling.