Basic Green Salad Mix

Name: Basic Green Salad Mix
Ingredients: 1 head boston lettuce (red, green, or combination), torn into large pieces (3 cups); 1 head red leaf lettuce (or 3 heads lola rossa), torn into bite-size pieces (3 cups); 1 bunch watercress, upland cress, or arugula, tough stems trimmed (2 cups); 1 head bibb (or 2 small heads baby bibb), torn into bite-size pieces (2 cups)

4 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 head boston lettuce (red, green, or combination), torn into large pieces (3 cups)
1 head red leaf lettuce (or 3 heads lola rossa), torn into bite-size pieces (3 cups)
1 bunch watercress, upland cress, or arugula, tough stems trimmed (2 cups)
1 head bibb (or 2 small heads baby bibb), torn into bite-size pieces (2 cups)

Directions

1

Wash and dry Wash the lettuces and watercress well in a large amount of cold water.
2

If they are at all wilted you can add some ice to the water to refresh the greens.
3

Working in small batches, dry the greens thoroughly (but gently) in a salad spinner, pouring out the water from the spinner after each batch.
4

Crisp and store Roll up lettuces and cress in paper towels and place in a large resealable plastic bag.
5

Place in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator for at least 1 hour so they can become crisp.
6

Salad mix can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.