Prepare the lettuce
With one cut you can loosen all the leaves of the lettuce and wash it immediately afterwards:
- First, fill the sink with water.
- Cut the stalk out of the lettuce in a circle and add the leaves to the water.
- Wash thoroughly once or twice. Gently move the leaves through the water.
- To allow sand and debris to settle, wait for the leaves to float to the surface.
- Carefully remove and drain in a colander.
- Pluck the leaves a little smaller, removing unsightly areas and spinning the lettuce dry in a salad spinner.
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- When is the lettuce harvest time?
- Sow the lettuce in the pot and care for it
- Sow lettuce: Directly outdoors or in seed trays
Wash outdoor lettuce
In the lettuce from your own garden you can sometimes find unwanted tenants. These are no reason to throw the lettuce away, as they can be washed off quite easily.
- Let lukewarm water in the sink.
- Add some salt and stir the water so that the crystals dissolve completely.
- Add the lettuce leaves and leave for a few minutes in the salted water.
- The aphids are now swimming on the surface of the water. With a tea strainer, you can strain off most of the small pests before you lift the leaves out of the water.
- Rinse the lettuce thoroughly with clean water.
Tips
Lettuce is not only available in the familiar green variant, but also in other varieties. Red lettuce, which has very tender leaves, has a mild taste and looks great in a mixed salad, is becoming increasingly popular. Red lettuce is also less prone to lice, as the animals prefer fresh yellow-green and avoid the dark leaves.
