As far as lettucy things like kale, I have pretty good way of doing it. You want to separate out the leaves into a size you're comfortable with, and rinse. Then shake the leaves to get off most of the water. Now take a roll of paper towel and unroll a large section of it on the counter. Be sure not to rip the paper towel into segments; leave it as is but with some unrolled. Leaving a palms width from the beginning of the towel (farthest from the roll), place the leaves on the paper in a single layer. You want there to be some moisture present so don't dry the leaves with anything other than a quick shake. After all the leaves are laid out on the paper towel, roll the leaves up, tear the roll of leaves off from the roll of paper towel and put it in a bag in the fridge. Now your lettucy leaves will stay fresh.
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