How to prepare corn salad
Corn salad (or lamb's lettuce) is a green salad plant. It can be used like lettuce, but requires careful preparation as it is often grown in sand.
Here is how to prepare corn salad from the freshly picked plant to the leaves ready to use.
Here is how to prepare corn salad from the freshly picked plant to the leaves ready to use.
150 K 3.6/5 (76 reviews)
20 min.
Easy
2 IngredientsLast modified on: April 10th 2013
You will need:
8 lb + 4.0 oz 
1 tablespoon white (spirit) vinegar
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 10 min.
Resting: 10 min.
All in all: 20 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
Corn salad comes in small "tufts" and these are often full of sand or earth.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Plunge the corn salad into a sink full of water that is barely lukewarm with a little vinegar added.
Swish the leaves round thoroughly and leave to soak for 10 minutes.
Swish the leaves round thoroughly and leave to soak for 10 minutes.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Stage 4
...or simply use your hands.
Stage 5
You will see that this rinsing has washed out a lot of sand or earth.
If the corn salad is still not completely clean (you can still find sand on it), change the water and rinse a second time.
If the corn salad is still not completely clean (you can still find sand on it), change the water and rinse a second time.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Trim off any roots that are still attached.
Stage 7
Finish by drying the corn salad in a salad spinner. It is then ready for use.
Keeping: A few hours in the fridge rpotected with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 0 | 3 RDI=0 % | 0 | 10 RDI=1 % | 50 RDI: 1 % |
| Per 100 g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 RDI=0 % | 20 RDI: 0 % |
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