How to: Make Vegetables Crisp Again

I forgot that I had this broccoli from the last basket in the fridge.  Naughty, naughty.  After a week, it had gone pretty limp.  Let’s face it, nobody likes limp broccoli. So to crisp it up again, all I did was soak it in a bowl of cold water.  I put the broccoli in a bowl, put the bowl in the sink, ran cold tap water over it, and then left it alone for about an hour.  Now, my tap water comes from a well deep inside the earth, so it comes out cold.  If you have water from a municipal water supply, I feel sorry for you.  Just kidding.  Actually, I’m not kidding.  But anyway, your water probably comes out not so cold, so you could just put your bowl of broccoli in the fridge to let it do its magic there.

I have used this magic trick on broccoli, celery, carrots and lettuce, so far.  I bet it would work on most vegetables.  Now, stay tuned for a bacon broccoli salad recipe coming up right soon.