@timmyc wrote in another thread about freshening up parsley
Well, I knew this trick but had completely forgotten about it so thanks @timmyc! I had some parsley which had gone distinctly limp and pretty well unusable and was about to throw it out - but then I remembered and plunged it into iced water. Hey presto, its as good as new. In fact it looks better than it did when I bought it in a packet! Its still looking as good a day later (I left it in the water in the fridge). I should have taken a before and after photo but here is the 'after':
I also used the trick on the red cos lettuce leaves I used in this Salade Niçoise with excellent results:
Does this technique work as well with all green herbs and green salad leaves, I wonder? Coriander (cilantro) in particular is prone to going limp rather quickly and I've not tried it with that.
Like parsley for example if it starts getting a bit sad, put it in some ice cold water and the leaves will come good again.
Well, I knew this trick but had completely forgotten about it so thanks @timmyc! I had some parsley which had gone distinctly limp and pretty well unusable and was about to throw it out - but then I remembered and plunged it into iced water. Hey presto, its as good as new. In fact it looks better than it did when I bought it in a packet! Its still looking as good a day later (I left it in the water in the fridge). I should have taken a before and after photo but here is the 'after':
I also used the trick on the red cos lettuce leaves I used in this Salade Niçoise with excellent results:
Does this technique work as well with all green herbs and green salad leaves, I wonder? Coriander (cilantro) in particular is prone to going limp rather quickly and I've not tried it with that.