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Prepping veggies?

Mom2Dogs — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 21:17:43 GMT

I am making a 7 layer salad for Easter lunch, can I cut up the celery, green pepper and onion on Thursday or it that to soon...

I have several things on my plate for Saturday and would like to get the cutting up out of the way early.

Re: Prepping veggies?

AuntG — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 21:21:47 GMT

I'd personally wait until Saturday.

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jackthebear — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 21:24:17 GMT

celery will be fine

onions will weep

and peppers get soggy

perhaps do stuff like the table ahead , and cut up the veg the day before

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Mom2Dogs — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 21:32:29 GMT

@jackthebear...lol, guess I will wait.!!

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faeriemoon — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 11:21:32 GMT

@jackthebearwrote:
celery will be fine

onions will weep
and peppers get soggy

perhaps do stuff like the table ahead , and cut up the veg the day before

Agree! Although I think the cut edges of the celery might get a little old looking.

Re: Prepping veggies?

jackthebear — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 11:42:03 GMT

@faeriemoonwrote:
@jackthebearwrote:
celery will be fine

onions will weep
and peppers get soggy

perhaps do stuff like the table ahead , and cut up the veg the day before
Agree! Although I think the cut edges of the celery might get a little old looking.

true, that's when you need to figure out the stuff that can be done days ahead vs day of

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beckyb1012 — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:05:43 GMT

I have never prepped raw veggies earlier than 24 hrs. before hand. That is one of the things I prefer to get done early especially at Thanksgiving for the dressing and such.

I am going to do my Fruit Salad and Veg. Pasta Salad on Saturday but none of the items will be cut up before Sat. afternoon. Happy Easter.

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Harpa — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 22:01:41 GMT

I agree to prep on Saturday and make sure to store each in their own separate container.

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Hoovermom — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 23:01:14 GMT

@Mom2Dogs: This 7-layer salad is one of my favorites having made it an awful lot. My experience is that is so much better if you make it the day before you serve it, combining all of the ingredients where they "meld" together. I have made it the day of an event but like it so much better when made the day before.

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Mom2Dogs — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 23:36:13 GMT

@Hoovermom....I agree, I just wanted to prep a bit early but won't cut veggies until Saturday. I love 7 layer salad, I took it to a dinner 2 weeks ago and it all but gone by the end of the evening.

I want Easter dinner to be stress free...so I am serving items that can be made the day ahead.

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ECBG — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 23:41:30 GMT

@Hoovermomwrote:
@Mom2Dogs: This 7-layer salad is one of my favorites having made it an awful lot. My experience is that is so much better if you make it the day before you serve it, combining all of the ingredients where they "meld" together. I have made it the day of an event but like it so much better when made the day before.

@Mom2DogsDoes the lettuce stay crisp please? DH's mother naver made those, and he just can't "get into them" unfortunately. He will eat my pasta salad, but the binders are ranch, dill, and lemon and it was from a wonderful tearoom here.

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Mom2Dogs — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 00:55:27 GMT

@ECBG....you cannot let this salad sit for days or it will get soggy.

I would say 3-4 days max. I have tried lifting one edge of the pan so if it gets runny the juices will go to one corner. I keep it covered really well and this last time I used my temptations 9x13...it was all gone by day 4 and still tasted fairly fresh...

Wish my dh would eat pasta salad...I never make it beause he won't eat it.

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depglass — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 16:42:50 GMT

Since I'm the only one that eats salad around here, I frequent our market's salad bar a lot. I have noticed that if I save it overnight the veggies do look wilted and/or dry.

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Mominohio — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:18:17 GMT

I prepare things like that up to two days ahead, and store in lock and lock, but make sure the continer is small and full of food, so as to allow less air sitting in there.