How to freeze lettuce leaves - freezing lettuce greens for the winter

There are recipes for freezing blanched lettuce leaves, but you shouldn't do it. After all, a salad is just a salad, to be eaten fresh, without heat treatment. Unless this salad is intended for preparing the filling of pies, or stuffing.

They also advise freezing it in ice cubes, but they insist that you definitely need to dry the leaves if you are going to freeze them whole. Therefore, you need to listen to everyone and do it your way.

Only fresh, not crushed or wilted leaves are suitable for freezing. Go through them and tear off the spine. Just tear it off, not cut it with a knife. You don't need iron oxides during winter storage.

Rinse the leaves under running cold water, shake off any droplets, and immediately place them in a container or on cling film. Do not wait for the water to dry completely, in this case it will not harm. Wrap the leaves tightly in cling film.

The main enemy of food is not water, but oxygen, so try to get rid of it as much as possible.

You can immediately prepare salad preparations.To do this, tear the lettuce leaves with your hands, put them in glass jars or a container, close the lid tightly, and then immediately put them in the freezer.

Of course, after defrosting, the salad greens will not be as beautiful and crispy, but the salad will retain the taste and vitamins that we so need in winter.

How to prepare lettuce and store it for the winter, watch the video.