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Kitchen hack: Never eat a soggy salad again

Kitchen hack: Never eat a soggy salad again

Making (and eating!) a salad is bad enough as it is.

There’s all that chopping of veggies and whisking of dressing, not to mention the fact that when it’s all said and done, you’re almost always still hungry.

But one of the biggest problems that plague our salad-making and eating is the soggy factor. Nobody, and we repeat, nobody, likes a soggy, droopy salad.

So whether you’re a salad dressing enthusiast or a greens purist, we’ve got the ultimate hack for making a perfectly fluffy-but-so-not-dry salad that you might just actually want to eat.

So, what’s our secret?

A BIG bowl, your hands and simple little tilt.

Here’s how it’s done:

1. Find the biggest bowl you own (seriously, you need a HUGE bowl to do this right).

2. Combine all of your salad ingredients and toss very, very gently with your hands. Delicate greens bruise easily, so tongs are bound to leave your lettuce a little worse for wear.

3. Push your salad to one side of the bowl. Drizzle the dressing down the empty side of the bowl, then toss your greens again gently with your hands to coat in the dressing. If needed, drizzle in more dressing and toss gently to coat.

4. Now here’s where it gets fancy: With your hands, gently push the salad to one side of the bowl. Tilt the bowl down, allowing the excess dressing to drip away from your salad and pool in the empty side of the bowl. Grab the greens and transfer them to your plate.

Voila! You’re left with a perfectly coated, fresh salad that’s guaranteed not to leave a grease stain on your plate.