Nutritional composition of lettuce

According to traditional medicine, lettuce is known as a vegetable with a sweet and bitter taste, cool properties, the effect of cooling, purifying blood, stimulating digestion, relieving pain, inducing sleep, preventing cough... very good for human health

In modern medicine, the nutritional composition of lettuce is quite high. On average, in 100 grams of lettuce, there are about 2.2 grams of carbohydrates, 1.2 grams of fiber, 90 grams of water, 166 micrograms of vitamin A, 73 micrograms of folate. At the same time, lettuce also contains a lot of iron, calcium, zinc, copper, potassium, carotene, vitamin C...

In addition, for pregnant mothers or those who are raising young children, lettuce is also a priority choice because this is a vegetable rich in fiber, iron and vitamin B

The effect of inserting 3 toothpicks into the stem of lettuce

Although it has many health benefits, this vegetable has a disadvantage that it is easy to wilt. However, each time we buy it, we cannot buy a little, but have to buy a fairly large quantity. Therefore, "prolonging the life span" of lettuce is something that makes many housewives have a headache.

Vegetables are delicious and clean, but "can't be eaten in time to wilt" like this, do you have to buy a bigger refrigerator? But don't worry, the tips for preserving lettuce below sound a bit "strange" but are extremely useful.

You just need to use 3 sharp toothpicks, then stick them deep into the lettuce stem. Note that you stick them deep, leaving only the tip. Just like that, you can preserve the lettuce for a week. You can apply this method to cabbage as well.

How to make mixed lettuce salad

Step 1: Prepare the ingredients

First, wash the cucumbers you bought directly under the tap, and rub them with your hands to remove all the remaining dirt on the surface, and drain. Then, cut them in half lengthwise, then continue to cut them diagonally.

Cut off the lettuce roots, separate them into separate leaves, soak them in diluted salt water for 5 minutes, then rinse them 1-2 times with clean water, and drain. Next, use a knife to cut them into bite-sized pieces.

Finally, wash the cherry tomatoes with clean water, drain, and cut them into small pieces.

Step 2: Mix the salad

After preparing the ingredients, take a bowl and add 1 lettuce, 1 cucumber, 4 cherry tomatoes, 200gr of fresh seaweed, 1 teaspoon of sesame sauce and 1 teaspoon of mayonnaise.

Step 3: Finished product

The salad is not too greasy, and has fresh lettuce mixed with soft tomatoes, crispy cucumbers, and especially a little sour and fatty. Oh, it's absolutely wonderful!