Keeping fresh veg handy

Adding some fresh veg to prepared stuff is great. Here are a few notes on how to have fresh veg very very convenient for this.

Chard is convenient. It keeps for days or longer if put straight into the fridge on a ventilated shelf either naked or with a light plastic bag lightly around it. Break off a big leaf as needed. Chard has got some body to it, easy to wash under running water, no sand anyway I think. It tastes kind of like baby spinich or argula.

If kept naked and it wilts, that's not a problem. (Just so it doesn't get slimy.) Even wilted it's still wholesome and strong enough to wash, tear, etc. Wilted chard sauteed crisp tastes kind of like sushi seaweed.

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Here's some useful info about vegetables that store better OUT of the fridge. What's shown aren't meant to be practical storage units; think of them as a science project display. ;-)

http://www.notechmagazine.com/2012/01/saving-food-from-the-fridge.html

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Fresh asparagus keeps great in a vase like flowers – longer if you set it in the fridge.