why are my salads soggy?

[lucydogz]

When I eat out, I love the nice carrot salad that's basically grated carrot with bits added and some dressing. Whenever I do it at home, it's soggy, not crisp, but not so soggy that you can drain the excess liquid off. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong please?

[TeddyIsaHe]

If you shock the grated carrot in iced water after grating it will crisp it right up, and only dress it just before you are ready to serve. So 5 mins in iced water, drain, dry with kitchen roll or in a salad spinner, and dress just before you need it.

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^this

[bonzo77]

Anything you wash needs to be spun in a salad spinner to get rid of any moisture. Serve a portion and dress on your plate not the serving / storage container.

[lucydogz]

thank you very much - no more soggy salads!