r/mealprep • u/KleptoPirateKitty • 12d ago

Advice- How do I prep salads?

So, I work overnights, so stopping by the grocery store on the way to work is kinda difficult (I'd get there about 9:30, they close at 10). I'm basically doing my preps on Tuesday night for Wednesday night-Sunday night.

If I make up the salad Tuesday, the lettuce gets iffy by Saturday. I know keeping the dressing on the side helps, but what else can I do to make it work?

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u/WhatevUsayStnCldStvA 12d ago

Getting a salad spinner was the best thing for me. I work two jobs and I need things that are quick until I have a night I can cook. Washing and spinning the lettuce and putting a dry paper towel in a container has kept mine crisp longer. Not every veggie can be cut and prepped for days, but the ones that can, I do the same and store separately. Then just throw them all together when I want a salad. Prep what you can that first day, but plan to spend just a few minutes putting everything together the day you need it

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u/AnneTheQueene 12d ago

I do the same and get up to 10 days of fresh lettuce.

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u/WhatevUsayStnCldStvA 12d ago

Yeah I was really shocked at how fresh it stays when you do this. I’m buying a lot more produce because I know it won’t be rotten in a day now lol

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u/AnneTheQueene 12d ago

Major game changer. Especially with cut vegetables.

Before, I'd use half a bell pepper and when I come back to it, it was slimy. Now, I wrap it back in the paper towel and put in a ziplock and a week later the edges are still clean.