Helpful Greens Washing Tip

It's very important to wash greens (especially spinach and arugula) very well or you'll have the unpleasant experience of eating a gritty salad. I've found that the best way to be sure that ALL sand and dirt is off of greens is to do the following:

• Fill a large pot (5 or 6 quart depending on how much greens you are washing) with clean cool water.
• Drop your greens into the water and gently swish them around for a few minutes.
• Lift the greens out of the water and place them (temporarily) in a salad spinner or colander.
• Dump the water in the pot and rinse it to get rid of any remaining dirt.
• Refill pot and repeat procedure.
• After the second dunking, put the greens in a salad spinner, or dry gently in a clean dish towel.

This works very well for me -- I haven't had a sandy salad yet.