What I mean by that is, when you first bring your veg home from the grocer or farmer’s market (or get it delivered), do you chuck it straight in the fridge and do all your prep work on the day you’re going to use it, or do you do some/all right then?
Most veg I buy, I already know what I’m going to use it for, so I could slice/dice/cube, but I don’t. I limit my initial prep to washing and drying, then setting it up to store properly, so it stays as fresh as possible until I’m ready to use it.
Lettuce gets pulled apart, bad leaves toss, the rest washed and dried, wrapped in paper towel, and into a plastic bag. Similar thing with parsley, and carrots get topped and the ends put into water and covered with a bag, etc. I also wash and dry fresh fruit.
I used to not do that at all, but I found that just washing things was a big timesaver on the day of cooking.
What about you? Do you leave your fresh veg (and fruit) in its natural state, or do you do some prep work with it as soon as you get it home?
Most veg I buy, I already know what I’m going to use it for, so I could slice/dice/cube, but I don’t. I limit my initial prep to washing and drying, then setting it up to store properly, so it stays as fresh as possible until I’m ready to use it.
Lettuce gets pulled apart, bad leaves toss, the rest washed and dried, wrapped in paper towel, and into a plastic bag. Similar thing with parsley, and carrots get topped and the ends put into water and covered with a bag, etc. I also wash and dry fresh fruit.
I used to not do that at all, but I found that just washing things was a big timesaver on the day of cooking.
What about you? Do you leave your fresh veg (and fruit) in its natural state, or do you do some prep work with it as soon as you get it home?